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Ex-DMK Min Anbil Mahesh files anticipatory bail plea in Rs 100 cr school fraud case, HC seeks police response

Chennai, Oct 15 (UNI) Opposition DMK senior leader and former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi moved the Madras High Court on Thursday seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in the Rs.100 crore private school cheating case of promising approvals and the court has directed the police to file its response tomorrow.
In line with Justice V.Lakshminarayanan's directive asking him to file the AB plea in a bid to prevent any coercive action against the
ex-Minister in the case during hearing on the main plea seeking to quash the FIR in the case, he filed the plea and the court directed the police to file its reply.
During the earlier hearing on October 12, the Judge, in a direct poser to the DMK,sought to know when did the party started talking of the Governor's powers after comparing the gubernatorial post to that of a "goat's beard" and that both were unnecessary.
Questioning the DMK's stance on the Governor's powers, the Judge asked "When did the DMK start talking about the Governor's powers?" and comparing the Governor's position to a "goat's beard" from the party's traditional viewpoint.
The Judge put the poser after the former School Education Minister's counsel argued that only the Governor can grant sanction to register a FIR and conduct a probe against him under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act rather than just the State government's Public Department Secretary.
The judge questioned the sudden reliance on the Governor's authority by the DMK, noting the party's historically critical stance regarding the office and powers of the Governor. As far as the DMK is concerned, it's stand was there was no need for a post of Governor.
After the police in its counter-affidavit justified registering the corruption case and contended that the Governor's sanction was not necessary, the Judge after hearing arguments from both the sides, adjourned the case to October 29 for the next hearing, while asking Anbil, named as fifth accused in the FIR, to file an AB plea which was filed today.
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