While the then legislative assembly speaker had granted sanction for Periyasamy’s prosecution in 2012, the minister filed a discharge petition in 2016 claiming that such sanction should have been granted by the Governor and not the speaker.
Subsequently, in July 2016, a special court dismissed the discharge application. This order was confirmed by the High Court and the Supreme Court in November and December 2022, respectively.
Periyasamy, however, went on to file another discharge petition before the special court on February 21, 2023, on the ground that the sanction was invalid. This time, the special court accepted the minister’s contention and on March 17, 2023, passed an order discharging Periyasamy from the case. This order has now been set aside by the High Court.
In the High Court, Senior Counsel Ranjit Kumar appeared for Periyasamy. Advocate General PS Raman appeared for the DVAC.
Source: Barandbench
