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A writ petition seeking a absorption to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) to registry a First Information Report (FIR) regarding the alleged recruitment scam involving Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru has been listed for proceeding earlier the Madras High Court connected Friday (January 23, 2026).
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan would beryllium proceeding the petition filed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Rajya Sabha subordinate member I.S. Inbadurai connected the ground of the materials reportedly collected by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).
After listing retired the State government, DVAC, Director General of Police, the ED and Mr. Nehru arsenic respondents to his writ petition, the Member of Parliament (MP) said, the ED had successful April 2025 conducted searches astatine assorted premises including the residence of Mr. Nehru’s member N. Ravichandran and seized respective materials.
The materials reportedly disclosed ample standard irregularities successful the filling up of 2,538 vacancies for assorted posts successful the Municipal Administration and Water Supply section connected receipt of amerciable gratification ranging from ₹25 to ₹35 lakh from each of the aspiring candidates, the petitioner claimed.
“The ED had seized pre-determined enactment lists, telephone letters, physics information and and integer records from the premises and devices of individuals progressive successful the recruitment process which prima facie show the beingness of a systematic and organised ‘cash for jobs’ racket,” the petitioner’s affidavit read.
He said, the ED had besides discovered that images of ₹10 currency notes had been utilized arsenic a token for recognition and verification of the beneficiaries successful the recruitment process. The cardinal bureau had sent a connection to the DGP connected October 27, 2025 requesting registration of a FIR regarding the scam.
The ED had besides annexed documents, moving to astir 232 pages, to its connection and an introspection of those documents prima facie uncover that astatine slightest 150 candidates had been offered jobs done the involution of individuals adjacent to the Minister and hence the contented requires a elaborate investigation, the MP said.
The petitioner said, determination were materials to beryllium that adjacent earlier the authoritative declaration of the results of the recruitment process, prime individuals had received accusation regarding the result of the recruitment process connected their WhatsApp numbers and hence it was a wide lawsuit requiring registration of a FIR forthwith.
Stating helium had sent a practice successful this respect to the DVAC connected December 13, 2025; the MP sought a absorption to registry a FIR connected the ground of his practice and past behaviour a fair, impartial and clip bound probe into the alleged offences.
