Justice SS Sundar recuses from hearing Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan's plea
The ED claimed that during the investigation it collected various evidences and revealed the unique modus operandi which the accused used to infuse the unaccounted money into the various bank accounts.
Madras High Court; Anitha R Radhakrishnan (File)
CHENNAI: Justice S S Sundar of the Madras High Court (MHC) on Wednesday recused from hearing the plea of Minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan to quash the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case and directed the registry to place the matter before Chief Justice to list the plea in some other court hall.
The case was listed before a division bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice SS Sundar and Justice Sunder Mohan. However, Justice S S Sundar recused himself from hearing the plea.
In 2006, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) registered the disproportionate assets case against Minister Radhakrishnan, under the Prevention of Corruption Act of 1988.
The case was registered against Radhakrishnan that he amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income when he held the portfolio of Housing Minister during the 2001-2006 AIADMK regime.
Based on the DVAC investigation, in 2020 the ED registered another case against the Minister, under the PMLA of 2002.
The ED claimed that during the investigation it collected various evidences and revealed the unique modus operandi which the accused used to infuse the unaccounted money into the various bank accounts.
The ED also represented itself before the Thoothukudi court, which was hearing the DVAC case, to permit it to assist the DVAC in the disproportionate asset case.
The Minister moved the MHC challenging the case booked by the ED.
