Overview

• A bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta issued notice to the state on Periyasamy’s appeal and tagged it with his related Mogappair plot case already pending in the apex court.
• The stay halts an April 28 order by Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court, which had revived the 2012 DVAC case after earlier discharges in 2017 and 2023.
• The case names Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy, his wife P. Suseela, and sons P. Prabhu and P. Senthilkumar over alleged assets beyond known income during 2006–10.
• The petition challenges the High Court’s move without prior gubernatorial sanction under Section 197, asserts political motive, and disputes the prosecution’s accounting methodology.
• Following the order, the Enforcement Directorate said it had searched properties linked to the family on Saturday in a money-laundering probe tied to the DVAC case and seized records related to companies including Irulappa Mills.