Notice to CBI on RK Nagar bypoll bribe

The court found fault with the police for not mentioning the names of the accused in the FIR though names of three people were referred in the complaint by the Returning Officer in connection with the alleged malpractices ahead of the April 12 by-elections, leading to its cancellation.

A division bench, comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice P Rajamanickam, issued the notice returnable by January 10, 2019, to all the authorities concerned in connection with the petitions seeking a CBI inquiry.

The court had earlier asked the Tamil Nadu government whether it had challenged its single judge order quashing an FIR related to alleged distribution of cash to the voters.

The bench was hearing petitions by M P Vairakannan and then DMK nominee Marudu Ganesh, who had initially sought registration of the FIR.