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February 18, 2021 00:10 IST
Says, mere pendency of the cases should not be regarded as any adverse inference being drawn against him
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Says, mere pendency of the cases should not be regarded as any adverse inference being drawn against him
The Madras High Court on Wednesday adjourned to June 21 the hearing on two cases filed against Municipal Administration Minister S.P. Velumani accusing him and some officials of indulging in massive irregularities in award of several contracts for civil works by the Greater Chennai and Coimbatore Municipal Corporations in the last few years.
Jayaram Venkatesan of
Arappor Iyakkam, a non-governmental organisation, and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam organising secretary R.S. Bharathi had filed the cases in 2018. When they were listed before Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, advocate V. Suresh, representing Mr. Venkatesan, urged the court to fix a date for hearing.