Sanction granted by PMO to prosecute two IAS officers in Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court told

CHENNAI The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has accorded sanction to prosecute two IAS officers, K.S. Kandasamy and K. Vijaya Karthikeyan, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, in connection with the ₹98.25-crore corporation tender irregularities case, primarily registered against former AIADMK Minister S.P. Velumani, the Madras High Court was told on Thursday (November 12, 2026).

Justice N. Anand Venkatesh recorded the submission made by Additional Solicitor General A.R.L. Sundaresan, assisted by Central government senior panel counsel V. Chandrasekar, and directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to proceed with the process of filing the charge sheet against all the accused in the corruption case pending for long.

S.P. Velumani case: Sanction to prosecute IAS officers delayed over translation of documents, DVAC tells Madras HC S.P. Velumani case: Sanction to prosecute IAS officers delayed over translation of documents, DVAC tells Madras HC Appearing before Justice N.