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While restoring the cases on August 7, Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court had criticized the DVAC's handling of the cases and the Special Court's lack of attention or "willingness" to ignore "a clearly orchestrated plan" while discharging the accused in the cases
In a major relief to Tamil Nadu Ministers Thangam Thennarasu and K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the restoration of corruption cases against them.
The order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and P.K. Mishra after hearing petitions challenging a Madras High Court order.
The case involves a suo motu criminal revision by the high court, which had set aside a previous order by a special judge discharging the accused based on closure reports filed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).
The high court had directed the special court to treat the DVAC reports as supplementary material and proceed with framing charges against the accused.
Senior Advocates Mukul Rohatgi, A.M. Singhvi, Kapil Sibal, and Sidharth Luthra, representing the accused, argued that the high court overstepped by directing the framing of charges before the special judge could assess the new report.
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the parties involved and stayed the high court's order, with the next hearing set for four weeks later.
The Tamil Nadu government, represented by Advocate General P.S. Raman, indicated its intention to challenge the high court order through a Special Leave Petition (SLP).
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