Justice G Jayachandran of the Madras High Court granted the ED time till 16 October to submit its counter-affidavit to Senthilbalaji’s bail plea. He filed the plea on medical grounds.
Senthilbalaji filed a bail application with the Madras High Court in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Senior counsel NR Elango, representing the Minister, appeared before Justice G Jayachandran, who has been assigned the portfolio of cases against MP/MLAs, and requested the court to take up the matter early.
ED had opposed strongly against granting bail saying that he was still serving as a Minister and may influence the witnesses.
However, citing his health conditions and difficulties faced in the prison hospital, he sought the High Court to grant bail so that he could get better treatment.