K.N. Nehru cash-for-jobs scam case: Madras High Court dismisses his review application

K.N. Nehru cash-for-jobs scam case: Madras High Court dismisses his review application left K.N. Nehru. File S. Siva Saravanan The Hindu SIVA SARAVANAN S FOR COIMBATORE TAMIL NADU 15/11/2025: Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru, in Coimbatore on November 15, 2025. PHOTO: Siva Saravanan S / The Hindu. Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan refuse to modify the February 20 direction to the DVAC to register FIR CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Monday (October 26, 2026) dismissed a review application filed by former DMK Minister K.N.

Nehru urging the court to reconsider its February 20 direction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to register a case forthwith regarding the multi-crore cash-for-jobs scam during his tenure. K.N. Nehru moves Madras High Court against direction to register FIR in cash for jobs allegation storyline 1 Madras HC orders registration of FIR on cash-for-jobs complaint in T.N.

Minister K.N. Nehru’s Municipal Administration Department storyline 1 First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan refused to make any changes to the direction issued by a Bench comprising former Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Murugan early this year while disposing of a writ petition filed by AIADMK Rajya Sabha member I.S.

Inbadurai. Cash-for-jobs scam in K.N. Nehru’s dept.: AIADMK MP files contempt plea against DVAC storyline 1 What did the ED dossiers against T.N. Minister K.N. Nehru contain | Explained What did the ED dossiers against T.N. Minister K.N. Nehru contain | Explained How did the ED get hold of materials related to the alleged cash-for-jobs and tender scams? What did the ED recover from the mobile phones?

What was the modus operandi? Is the Chief Minister linked to these allegations? What did the ED dossiers against T.N. Minister K.N. Nehru contain | Explained storyline 1 Since the direction was not complied with immediately, the writ petitioner filed a contempt of court petition on February 20, 2026 against the then Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (in-charge) A.T. Durai Kumar.

Thereafter, the then DMK government and Mr. Nehru filed individual review applications on March 16, 2026. When the contempt petition and the two review applications were heard together by the Bench led by Chief Justice Dharmadhikari on April 28, 2026, the Bench recorded the submission made by senior counsel V. Raghavachari for the contempt petitioner that the petitioner shall not precipitate the proceedings till the next hearing on June 23, 2026.

However, on June 5, 2026, senior counsel P.H. Arvindh Pandian, representing Mr. Nehru, made a mention before the first Bench and complained that the DVAC was initiating coercive action against the review applicant. In response, Advocate General Vijay Narayan told the court that the DVAC had registered a First Information Report (FIR) on that day. The A-G said that he was not aware of any oral undertaking given by his predecessor to the court and therefore, he had given a legal opinion to the DVAC to register the FIR as per the February 20 direction.

He also told the Bench that the State government intends to withdraw the review application filed during the DMK regime “to save its then Minister.” Stay order to register FIR in K.N. Nehru’s cash for jobs case, Tamil Nadu government urges Madras High Court storyline 1 After recording his submissions, the judges said, no harm would be caused to the State if further proceedings were kept in abeyance till the final disposal of the contempt petition as well as the review applications.

Thereafter, they reserved their judgement on August 10, 2026 and directed the DVAC not to take any action until the orders get pronounced. Case background It was the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) which on October 27, 2025 shared a 232-page dossier with the then Tamil Nadu Director General of Police/Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF) levelling the cash-for-jobs allegation in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department led by the then Minister Mr.

Nehru. ED claims irregularities in recruitment in Tamil Nadu’s MAWS department, Minister K.N. Nehru denies charge storyline 1 ‘Will prove our innocence’: T.N. Minister Nehru on ED’s claim of malpractices in his department ‘Will prove our innocence’: T.N. Minister Nehru on ED’s claim of malpractices in his department “The State police will scrutinise the documents and determine if any irregularities occurred.

I have done nothing wrong,” he said ‘Will prove our innocence’: T.N. Minister Nehru on ED’s claim of malpractices in his department storyline 1 The ED had laid its hands on the incriminating materials in April 2025 while conducting a search and seizure operation, in connection with a bank fraud case, at the premises associated with Mr. Nehru’s brother N. Ravichandran. It had shared the information with the DGP in accordance with Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

ED conducts searches at T.N. Minister K.N. Nehru’s house, premises linked to his brothers storyline 1 The materials reportedly disclosed several crores of rupees having exchanged hands through hawala transactions for filling up 2,538 posts of Assistant Engineers, Junior Engineers and Town Planning Officers in the MAWS department. They revealed receipt of bribe amount of ₹25 lakh to ₹35 lakh per person and sharing of call letters with the candidates even before those people were officially selected and appointed.

ED takes Tamil Nandu Minister K.N. Nehru’s brother Ravichandran to office for questioning ED takes Tamil Nandu Minister K.N. Nehru’s brother Ravichandran to office for questioning The probe pertains to an alleged ₹22 crore worth bank loan fraud linked to a real-estate entity named TVH Group, promoted by Mr. Ravichandran; seraches continue for the second day ED takes Tamil Nadu Minister K.N.

Nehru’s brother Ravichandran to office for questioning…