Chennai, Oct. 12 -- The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed as withdrawn, a PIL seeking registration of a case against Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson over his remarks in the Assembly admitting that he was a victim of corruption in the School Education department having provided bribe during the previous DMK regime.
The public interest litigation was filed by advocate K. Sivasubramaniam seeking a direction to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to register a case against the Minister under the Prevention of Corruption Act on the grounds that not only receiving money, but also giving it tantamounted to corruption and was a criminal offence.
In his petition, the advocate said Marie Wilson had openly admitte...