Madras high court
“Indians have come to a stage where they don’t get agitated to corruption,” the court observed. Justice N Anand Venkatesh made the observations while expressing his dismay over the delay caused by the Union govt in granting sanction to prosecute IAS officers K S Kandhasamy and M K Vijaya Karthikeyan in connection with the corporation tender scam involving former AIADMK minister S P Velumani. CHENNAI: It is near to impossible to act against persons occupying high posts in corruption cases even at the stage of filing chargesheet, lamented Madras high court on Monday.
The court then directed the authority concerned from the Union ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions to appear before the court through video conferencing at 2.15pm on Sept 19.
Isn’t there a time limit for dealing with a file relating to a corruption case,” the judge said. “On the one hand, the Centre is talking about going against corruption, on the other hand this is happening. So, there is no difference on part of the centre too. The issue pertains to a contempt of court petition moved by Arappor Iyakkam against the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for failing to comply with the court order in connection with the tender irregularities in Chennai and Coimbatore corporations during the previous AIADMK regime. The petitioner pointed out that the state was able to accord sanctions to prosecute six other state govt officials involved in the case within the stipulated time. However, the govt had failed to explain the huge delay in obtaining sanctions against the two IAS officers, it added.