Madras HC to take up today MRK Panneerselvam’s plea to be discharged from 2011 disproportionate assets case
The Madras High Court is hearing a plea from former DMK minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam and his family to be discharged from a 2011 disproportionate assets case. The case has seen multiple legal challenges and reversals over the past decade regarding the validity of the charges.
Why it matters
The case highlights the slow pace of judicial proceedings in high-profile corruption cases involving political figures in India.
Former Minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam of the DMK and his family members have approached the Madras High Court to get discharged from a disproportionate assets case booked against them by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) in 2011.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan would be hearing on Monday (July 13, 2026) the criminal revision petition filed jointly by the former Minister, his wife P. Senthamizhselvi and son P. Kathiravan against the Cuddalore Principal District and Sessions Court’s June 30, 2026 refusal to discharge them from the case.
The charge against the accused was that they were unable to satisfactorily account for ₹3.01 crore in their possession during the check period between April 15, 2006 and March 21, 2011 when Mr. Panneerselvam had served as Health Minister in the then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s Cabinet.
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