Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has told the Madras High Court that only the Governor, and not the state government, can lawfully grant sanction to investigate him in a ₹100-crore fraud case. He has sought quashing of the FIR, arguing that the Public Department Secretary’s sanction order dated June 23, 2026, is legally defective and therefore cannot sustain the prosecution.
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"Only Governor Can Sanction Probe, Anbil Mahesh Tells Madras High Court in ₹100-Crore Fraud Case"
Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has told the Madras High Court that only the Governor, and not the state government, can lawfully grant sanction to investigate him in a ₹100-crore fraud case. He has sought quashing of the FIR, arguing that the Public Department Secretary’s sanction order dated June 23, 2026, is legally defective and therefore cannot sustain the prosecution.
Only Governor Can Sanction Probe, Anbil Mahesh Tells Madras High Court in ₹100-Crore Fraud Case
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Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has told the Madras High Court that only the Governor, and not the state government, can lawfully grant sanction to investigate him in a ₹100-crore fraud case. He has sought quashing of the FIR, arguing that the Public Department Secretary’s sanction order dated June 23, 2026, is legally defective and therefore cannot sustain the prosecution.
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