Palani land case: HC dismisses advance bail plea of suspended Sub-Registrar
The Madras High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of a suspended Sub-Registrar involved in the Palani math land sale case. The court noted evidence of record fabrication and illegal pressure tactics used to facilitate the land registration.
Why it matters
This legal development underscores judicial scrutiny into corruption and land grabbing cases involving government officials.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by suspended Sub-Registrar Justin Manikandan Subramanian, one of the accused in the Palani math land sale case.
Justice K. Rajasekar cancelled the interim bail granted to him, and also dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by another accused, Jeyaprakash.
The court said the case under investigation by the CB-CID revealed that accused Anwardeen was actively involved in fabrication of records and was taking several steps to grab the property from 1998 onwards.
Anwardeen who had been arrested in the case disclosed various facts regarding the manner in which the sale deed came to be registered and the various acts done by the accused to force the Registration Department to conclude the registration.
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