Veeramani POCSO Act case: Let SIT work in peace, says Madras High Court judge while hearing DMK’s plea
The Madras High Court has adjourned a petition by the DMK party seeking an inquiry into the Chief Minister and two Ministers regarding a child sexual abuse case. The court emphasized that the sensitive investigation should not be politicized while the SIT continues its work.
Why it matters
The intersection of high-profile political defamation suits and sensitive criminal investigations highlights the tension between political accountability and judicial process.
Observing that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing a child sexual abuse case involving R. Veeramani of Gem Granites must be allowed to work in peace, the Madras High Court on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) simply adjourned by four weeks a petition filed by DMK to inquire Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Ministers Aadhav Arjuna and C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar too in connection with the case.
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan took the decision after Advocate General Vijay Narayan said, the political party had filed a defamation suit against the two Ministers for having reportedly accused it of shielding the accused during its regime and also moved the present petition. He said, Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi had reserved orders on DMK’s application seeking the leave of the court to file the defamation suit.
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