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Preliminary Enquiry Cannot Be Used to Delay FIR in Corruption Cases, State Pulled Up in Cash-for-Jobs Scam: Madras High Court

21 Feb 2026 3 min read
Preliminary Enquiry Cannot Be Used to Delay FIR in Corruption Cases, State Pulled Up in Cash-for-Jobs Scam: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption to register an FIR and conduct a detailed investigation into the alleged multi crore cash for job scam involving Tamil Nadu Water Supplies Minister KN Nehru, his brothers and others. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan strongly criticised the delay on the part of the State in…

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