T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Madras High Court agrees to hear habeas corpus petition by Minister’s wife

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The Madras High Court on Thursday, June 15, 2023 accepted a request made on behalf of Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V. Senthilbalajis wife, for an urgent hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by her accusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of not having followed due procedure while arresting her husband early on Wednesday...

Justices J. Nisha Banu and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy acceded to the plea for urgent hearing made by Senior Counsel N.R. Elango who said, though the HCP ought to have been filed before the portfolio Bench of Justices M..

Since any case that could not be listed before the Bench led by Justice Sundar, for reasons such as recusal, need to be be listed before the other Division Bench led by Justice Banu as per the standing instructions issued by the Chief Justice, the Senior Counsel asked the the latter Bench to take up the matter on Thursday, June 15, 2023 itself, considering the urgency involved...

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