The Supreme Court has granted an interim stay on a Madras High Court order that sought to revive a corruption case against Tamil Nadu Minister I. Periyasamy.
The case, which involves allegations of illegal land allotment during his tenure as a minister in a previous government, had been discharged by a trial court.
The High Court, however, had suo motu intervened to set aside the discharge.
The Supreme Court’s decision to grant a stay provides temporary relief to the minister and halts the trial proceedings, allowing the highest court to examine the legal validity of the High Court’s intervention.