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ED files protest petition against DVAC’s attempt to close ₹27.90 crore bribery case against former Minister Vaithilingam

ED files protest petition against DVAC’s attempt to close ₹27.90 crore bribery case against former Minister Vaithilingam

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Former Minister R. Vaithilingam. | Photo Credit: R.M. Rajarathinam The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a protest petition before the Principal Sessions Court in Chennai objecting to a move by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to close a ₹27.90 crore bribery case against former AIADMK former Minister R. Vaithilingam who had resigned his MLA post in January 2026 before joining the DMK. The protest petition, filed throug ED Special Public Prosecutor N. Ramesh, stated that the DVAC had registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Mr. Vaithilingam on September 19, 2024 for an alleged offence committed by him during his tenure as Minister for Housing and Urban Development in former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s Cabinet between 2011 and 2016. According to the FIR, Mr. Vaithilingam, in his capacity as ex-officio chairman of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, had received a bribe of ₹27.90 crore from Shriram Properties and Infrastructure Private Limited (subsequently renamed as Gateway Office Parks Private Limited) for granting planning permission to construct 1,453 additional buildings on 57.94 acres of land …

₹397 crore transformer procurement scam: Madras High Court calls for DVAC inquiry report and minutes of tender committee meetings

₹397 crore transformer procurement scam: Madras High Court calls for DVAC inquiry report and minutes of tender committee meetings

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The judges wanted DVAC to submit a status report for perusal during the next hearing. The Madras High Court on Thursday called for the minutes of the meetings of the tender committees which had cleared the government contracts for procuring thousands of distribution transformers during the tenure of former Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji between 2021 and 2023 when a reported loss of ₹397 crore had been caused to the public exchequer due to collusive bidding. First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan also ordered that a report of the preliminary inquiry being conducted by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) into the issue must be placed before the court on March 9, 2026. The directions were issued on a 2024 writ petition filed by anti corruption organisation Arappor Iyakkam. When Advocate General P.S. Raman submitted the DVAC had commenced a preliminary inquiry into the issue, the judges wanted the investigating agency to submit a status report for perusal during the next hearing. Wondering how the officials …

3 builders booked for bribing officials in Tamil Nadu: DVAC | Latest News India

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Chennai: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Thursday registered an FIR against three builders for allegedly bribing government officials and people’s representatives between 2015 and 2017 when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was in power, said officials of the agency aware of the development. Vigilance sleuths conducted raids in multiple locations in Chennai over the charges that the three people from construction companies bribed officials across departments with over ₹50 crore to obtain clearances to build a multi-storey apartment in the city. (HT Archives) Searches were conducted in multiple locations in Chennai over the charges that the three people from construction companies bribed various officials across departments with more than ₹50 crore to obtain clearances to build a multi-storey apartment in the city. Catch the complete coverage of Budget 2024 only on HT. Explore now! The accused individuals are T Udhayakumar, managing director, Landmark housing projects, Sunil Khetpalia and Maneesh Parmar who are directors of KLP Projects Private Limited. Besides them, “unknown officials of various departments and people’s representatives are …