Madras High Court summons former Chennai Police Commissioner Arun in Goondas Act case against real estate developer
The Madras High Court has summoned former Chennai Police Commissioner A. Arun regarding a preventive detention order issued under the Goondas Act against real estate developer Santhosh Sharma. The court expressed concern over the justification for the detention, questioning how a dispute over property could warrant such action. The case stems from allegations of cheating related to the sale of apartments, leading to multiple criminal complaints against Sharma.
- ▪The Madras High Court summoned former Commissioner A. Arun to explain a preventive detention order issued under the Goondas Act.
- ▪Real estate developer Santhosh Sharma is accused of cheating a complainant out of ₹42.94 crore by selling apartments that were allotted to her.
- ▪The court questioned how a property dispute could justify invoking the Goondas Act against Sharma.
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The Madras High Court on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) expressed shock over a preventive detention order issued by former Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police A. Arun under the Goondas Act and summoned him to the court on May 27, 2026, to offer his explanation.A summer vacation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan said, the preventive detention order issued against real estate developer Santhosh Sharma, facing a criminal case at the instance of DMDK Rajya Sabha member L.K. Sudhish’s wife S. Poornajothi, “shocks our conscience.” Goondas Act invoked on ‘Savukku’ ShankarThe judges wondered how criminal cases registered against Mr. Sharma of Lokaa Developers, with respect to the construction of a high-rise residential complex ‘M One’ on a parcel of land jointly owned by Mr.
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