HC dismisses Senthil Balaji''s plea against lower court order on ED case
A division bench comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and M Jyothimani dismissed as withdrawn, the petition filed by Senthil Balaji, after his counsel sought permission to withdraw it.
Madras High Court, Senthil Balaji
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Tamil Nadu V Minister Senthil Balaji, which challenged an order of a sessions court rejecting his plea to defer the trial in a money laundering case registered by the ED against him.
A division bench comprising Justices S M Subramaniam and M Jyothimani dismissed as withdrawn, the petition filed by Senthil Balaji, after his counsel sought permission to withdraw it.
Balaji, state Electricity minister, was arrested on June 14, 2023 by the ED in connection with the money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam when he was the Transport Minister during an earlier AIADMK regime.
The ED had on in August 2023, filed a charge-sheet running to 3,000 pages against Balaji. His earlier petition to defer the trial was dismissed by the Principal Sessions Judge. He was granted bail by the Supreme Court in September this year.