Officials directed to refund cash seized during 2016 polls to farmer
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Send The Judge directed the revenue authorities to adhere to Rule 2 of the Specified Bank Notes (Deposit of Confiscated Notes) Rules, 2017, and refund the amount to the farmer within four weeks.
Chennai:
Observing that the revenue officials, who are conferred with quasi-judicial power, cannot shrink their responsibility in considering the request of a citizen for return of his money, the Madras High Court has directed the Tahsildar-cum-Assistant Election Officer to return the 6.78 lakh seized from a farmer in 2016 by the Election Flying squad, since no order has been passed establishing that the money was meant to bribe the voters.Â