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Rs. 100 Crore Fraud Case: Madras High Court Directs Police to Respond to Anbil Mahesh's Petition
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News18•07-10-2026, 17:33
Rs. 100 Crore Fraud Case: Madras High Court Directs Police to Respond to Anbil Mahesh's Petition
- •A case was registered against former minister Anbil Mahesh for allegedly collecting over Rs. 100 crore by promising statutory approvals for private schools.
- •Anbil Mahesh filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to quash the criminal case registered against him.
- •The High Court has ordered the police to file a counter-affidavit and adjourned the hearing to October 12.
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Former minister Anbil Mahesh filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to quash the Rs. 100 crore fraud case registered against him.
A complaint by the Private Schools Association alleged that over Rs. 100 crore was illegally collected during the previous DMK regime under the guise of procuring permanent recognition, DTCP, CMDA approvals, and other statutory clearances for over a thousand private schools.
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan ordered the police to file a counter-affidavit by October 12 and adjourned the hearing to that date after the police requested time to respond.
