SC dismisses plea to remove Senthilbalaji as Tamil Nadu Minister
The Hindu
Supreme Court dismisses plea to remove Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji from Cabinet due to money laundering case.
The Supreme Court on January 5 dismissed a plea seeking the removal of Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji from the State Cabinet due to his implication in a money laundering case.
A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan orally observed that a Governor cannot dismiss a Minister without the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
The apex court refused to interfere with the judgment of the Madras High Court which had rejected the plea to remove the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Minister from the Cabinet.
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"We have perused the impugned judgment of the High Court and concur with the view taken. No interference is called for under Article 136," said the Bench while dismissing the appeal filed against the High Court order.
The appeal was filed by M. L. Ravi against the Madras High Court which left it to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu to take a call on Mr. Senthilbalaji's continuation in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet as a Minister without portfolio.
The plea in the High Court challenged Mr. Senthilbalaji's continuation in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet consequent to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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