The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on July 21 plea of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife challenging the Madras High Court's judgment order which held his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case legal.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Ponmudi's residences in Chennai and Viluppuram, the officials said.
After a division bench of the Madras High Court gave a split verdict on the habeas corpus plea filed by the wife of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji for his release in a case registered by Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the Supreme Court on Tuesday requested the Chief Justice of Hig
"I reiterate that you have no power to dismiss my Ministers. That is the sole prerogative of an elected Chief Minister. Your unconstitutional communication dismissing my Minister without my advice is void ab initio and non-est in law and hence has been disregarded," said MK Stalin in a lette
Talking to ANI, Sathyan said, "We have been saying that MK Stalin has been the most incompetent chief minister Tamil Nadu has ever had. Governor has initially sent a letter that V Senthil Balaji cannot continue as minister."
Governor RN Ravi passed a contentious order, announcing the dismissal of Minister V Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers but later kept the dismissal order in abeyance and said that he will take the advice of the Attorney General on this matter.
Talking to ANI, Tewari said, "President should immediately remove Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. The Governor who does not know his limits. He should not have taken such an unconstitutional step. This clearly shows that he does not have knowledge of the Constitution and is unaware of his re
Earlier, the Governor had dismissed Balaji from the Council of Ministers, days after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday termed the dismissal of DMK leader and sitting Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji as "outrightly unconstitutional".
The wife of arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has submitted an affidavit in the Madras High Court accusing state Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai of "nursing a grudge" against her husband.