Chennai, Oct. 9 -- The Madras High Court on Friday orally directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) notto act against senior DMK leader and former Minister E.V.Velu and his son E V Kumaran till October 15 in connection with an FIRover the alleged excavation of lake-bed material for levelling the DMK conference venue in Tiruvannamalai district in 2025.
Justice V Lakshminarayanan made the observation while hearing the anticipatory bail petitions filed by Velu and and his son apprehending arrest in the case.
As the DVAC counsel sought time to file the counter, the court accepted it and posted the matter to October 15 and that it should not act against them till that date.
During the earlier hearing on October 7 on ple...