Supreme Court Halts HC Reversal of T.N. Minister Periyasamy’s Discharge in DA Case

Fast Summary

• The Supreme Court stayed a Madras High Court order from April 28, 2025, reversing the discharge of Tamil Nadu Rural Advancement Minister I.periyasamy, his wife, P. Suseela, and their two sons (including incumbent Palani MLA P. Senthilkumar) in a 2012 disproportionate assets case.
• All defendants were originally discharged in January 2017 by a trial court on allegations under the Prevention of Corruption Act for acquiring assets disproportionate to their official income.
• The Minister argues that the charges stem from political rivalry during AIADMK’s tenure in government and claims that prosecution calculations inflated asset figures using erroneous accounting practices.
• Periyasamy states his wife’s and sons’ incomes were independently earned and filed within valid income tax returns scrutinized by authorities at the time.
• Another related case involving alleged corruption during allotment of housing plots under Tamil nadu Housing Board schemes was previously stayed by the Supreme Court last year; it has now been tagged alongside this case for review.
• Justice N.Anand Venkatesh of Madras High Court had reviewed six corruption cases against public officials suo motu-Periyasamy’s being among them-and reinstated trials citing procedural irregularities around approvals for prosecution.

Indian Opinion analysis

The Supreme Court’s decision to pause proceedings provides clarity around procedural apprehensions raised within ongoing anti-corruption policy oversight across past administrations transitioning into recent cycles sence overlapping conflict instances slid multilayer retrospective domain management aspects when讨论