The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has approached the Madras High Court for transferring a disproportionate assets case against Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan and his family members from the Principal Sessions Court in Thoothukudi to a court of similar rank in Madurai, as only the latter had been designated as a special court to try offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan on Thursday (March 12, 2026) ordered notices, returnable by four weeks, to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) as well as other individual respondents, seeking their reply to the ED’s transfer plea. The orders were passed after hearing special public prosecutor P. Sidharthan for the ED.
Filing a detailed affidavit in support of the transfer petition, ED Assistant Director Nalini Krishnan said, Mr. Radhakrishnan served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly between May 14, 2001, and May 12, 2006, after being elected from Tiruchendur constituency. Then, he was Minister for the Animal Husbandry Department for the first year and served as Housing Minister for the rest of the tenure.
