Senthil Balaji moves Madras HC seeking bail, plea to be heard on October 11
Senior counsel NR Elango, representing the Minister, appeared before Justice G Jayachandran and requested the court to take up the matter early. FILE: TN minister V Senthil Balaji. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, on Tuesday, 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. The judge said he would take up the bail application for a hearing on Oct 11. The Minister has filed the bail application since the Principal Sessions Court, Chennai, which is a special court for cases registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), refused to grant bail twice by dismissing the petitions filed by Senthil Balaji. ED had opposed strongly against granting bail s...