India, April 29 -- The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of Rs.397 crore money laundering in the procurement of distribution transformers by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) between 2021 and 2023.

A bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the State Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) that had been probing the matter until now, to "hand over" all papers and records related to the case to CBI.

The bench also said the CBI must conduct its probe "earnestly and expeditiously."

The Court issued the directions on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Chennai based NGO and ant...