Madras High Court quashes ED’s money laundering case against Minister I. Periyasamy
The Madras High Court has quashed an Enforcement Case Information Report against Minister I. Periyasamy related to money laundering. The court found that a prior case linked to the same allegations had already been dismissed, eliminating the basis for the ED's investigation. The ruling underscores the legal complexities surrounding the charges against the minister and his family.
- ▪The Madras High Court quashed an ECIR registered by the ED against Minister I. Periyasamy.
- ▪The court ruled that a previous case related to the same allegations had already been dismissed.
- ▪The ED's investigation was deemed invalid due to the prior quashing of the DVAC case against the minister.
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) quashed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in 2020 against Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy since a case related to predicate offence had already been quashed by the court.First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan allowed a petition filed by the Minister and quashed the ECIR registered for alleged offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002 on the basis of an irregular allotment of housing plots case. Madras High Court dismisses cases filed by Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy and his family against ED proceedingsThe judges agreed with the Minister’s counsel K.
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