SC declines to interfere with HC relief to ex-DMK Minister E.V. Velu in Highways scam case
The Supreme Court refused to overturn a High Court order that protected former DMK Minister E.V. Velu from coercive action in a corruption case. The state government argued the order was an improper grant of anticipatory bail, but the court maintained the protection was conditional on the minister's cooperation with investigators.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) declined to interfere with a Madras High Court order restraining the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) from taking any coercive action against former Tamil Nadu Public Works and Highways Minister E.V. Velu in connection with alleged irregularities in road projects executed during his tenure in the previous DMK government.
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