Madras High Court rejects K.N. Nehru review plea

The Madras High Court on October 26, 2026, dismissed former minister K.N. Nehru’s review application, leaving unchanged its direction for the state’s vigilance agency to register a case over alleged cash-for-jobs corruption. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan rejected Nehru’s request to reconsider the February 20 direction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). The court had ordered the agency to register a case based on material shared by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concerning alleged recruitment-related bribery during Nehru’s tenure. The ruling does not establish that Nehru committed corruption. The allegations arise from an ED dossier and the court’s earlier assessment that the material warranted a case and investigation. During arguments on the review application, Tamil Nadu Advocate General Vijay Narayan argued that Nehru could not claim he was unaware of the proceedings and had waited until orders were passed before challenging them. The court dismissed the application. The reports do not detail the full reasoning in its decision. The February direction followed a petition by AIADMK...