Sand mining scam in Tamil Nadu: ED’s 2024 communication to DGP challenged before Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and the DVAC regarding a petition challenging an ED communication related to a ₹4,730-crore sand mining scam. The court refused to grant an interim stay on the ongoing inquiry, allowing the investigation into the alleged corruption during the previous DMK regime to proceed.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing legal and political tensions between central investigative agencies and state-level authorities in India regarding corruption allegations.
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) ordered notices to Tamil Nadu government and Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) on a writ petition filed by the partner of a private construction company challenging the Directorate of Enforcement’s (ED) 2024 communication regarding an alleged ₹4,730-crore sand mining scam during the erstwhile DMK regime .
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, however, refused to grant an interim stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the ED’s 2024 communication to the then Director General of Police/Head of Police Force or prevent the DVAC, which had now begun a detailed inquiry on the basis of the communication, from taking coercive action against the petitioner.
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