Chennai, June 24:
The State government withdrew the review petition against the Madras High Court direction to register an FIR based on inputs from the Directorate of Enforcement on the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.
After being informed about this, the High Court adjourned the hearing to July 10.
Advocate General Vijay Narayanan informed the bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan that the State was withdrawing its review petition against the direction.
Appearing for senior DMK leader KN Nehru, who was the minister concerned when the alleged scam took place, senior counsel Siddharth Luthra noted that the decision to withdraw the review petition was taken after the change in government.
Objecting to this, Luthra contended that the State’s stand could not change merely because there had been a change in administration.
While adjourning the hearing to July 10, the bench said no action should be taken against the former minister till June 23.