BREAKING #MadrasHighCourt Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan dismiss a public interest litigation petition seeking a CBI probe into TVK MLA ₹35 crore bribery case and other horse trading complaints

by Sekar Reporter · July 17, 2026

BREAKING #MadrasHighCourt Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan dismiss a public interest litigation petition seeking a CBI probe into TVK MLA ₹35 crore bribery case and other horse trading complaints. Judges write: “The petitioner relies heavily on newspaper articles, press releases, and social media audio/video clippings to assert that ‘horse-trading’ is happening and that other complaints are being ignored. We must emphasize that newspaper reports and social media broadcasts cannot form the basis for a court to order the transfer of a criminal investigation. A court of law cannot transfer a statutory investigation based on the newspaper headlines or viral videos on digital platforms.” Tiruppur based advocate J. Balasubramani had filed the PIL petition for transferring the probe from Greater Chennai police to the central agency. @THChennai Backgrounder👇
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