Advocate General P.S. Raman on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) informed the Madras High Court of having given a legal opinion that there’s no need for the State government to grant sanction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) for registering a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with an alleged cash for jobs scam in Minister K.N. Nehru’s Municipal Administration and Water Supply department.
Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, the A-G said, he had opined that it would be sufficient if the DVAC just informs the State government and not seek sanction, as required under Section 17 of Prevention of Corruption Act before commencing inquiry against public servants, when the High Court had ordered registration of the FIR.
The A-G said, he had also opined that in cases where constitutional courts had ordered registration of FIR in corruption cases, the government had no other option but to just record the fact. The submissions were made during the hearing of a contempt of court petition filed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Rajya Sabha member I.S. Inbadurai for non compliance of the court order.
