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Supreme Court stays Senthil Balaji arrest in TASMAC case
NDTV··31 Jul
Supreme Court on July 31 stayed DMK leader V Senthil Balaji's arrest in a DVAC corruption case linked to TASMAC irregularities, a day after Madras High Court denied anticipatory bail. Chief Justice Surya Kant ordered Balaji to submit his passport. DVAC registered the FIR against him and six others alleging liquor procurement and bar licence manipulation between 2021 and 2025.
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What It Means For You
- Tamil Nadu voters in Karur may follow whether DMK MLA V Senthil Balaji faces trial after the Supreme Court stayed his arrest on July 31.
- Anyone tracking liquor retail governance should note DVAC alleges TASMAC bar licence cartelisation, inflated invoices and overcharging between 2021 and 2025.
- Legal observers can watch whether Balaji's passport surrender condition shapes the corruption probe after Madras High Court denied anticipatory bail on July 30.
What's Happening
- Supreme Court on July 31 stayed DMK leader V Senthil Balaji's arrest in a DVAC corruption case linked to TASMAC irregularities, a day after Madras High Court denied anticipatory bail.
- Chief Justice Surya Kant's bench ordered Balaji to submit his passport while hearing the urgent plea after Justice V Mohana recused herself.
- DVAC registered the FIR on July 30 against Balaji and six others alleging liquor procurement, transport contract and bar licence manipulation between 2021 and 2025.
DVAC FIR After ED Affidavit
- Balaji served as Tamil Nadu Minister for Prohibition and Excise during part of the period under investigation.
- DVAC searched over 40 locations including Balaji's Karur residence after alleging a Karur Gang manipulated bar licence tenders through proxy ownership.
- Balaji's lawyers argued the FIR copied an Enforcement Directorate affidavit in a pending Supreme Court matter and amounted to political vendetta.
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