The Supreme Court has stayed the proceedings before
a special court against DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister I Periyasamy and his
family members in a ?2.1 crore disproportionate assets case.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih on
August 19 also issued notice in the matter.
"There shall be stay of proceedings in..pending
before the Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Special Judge for Prevention of
Corruption Act Cases, Dindigul," the bench said.
The top court passed the order on Periyasamy's
appeal challenging the Madras High Court verdict of April, 28, which directed
the special court to frame charges against him and his family members.
The high court passed the order on pleas filed by
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), challenging an order
discharging Periyasamy and his family members from the case.
The high court, however, rejected that order and
directed the special court to conduct a day-to-day trial and complete it within
six months.
Periyasamy was alleged to have amassed wealth to the tune of
?2.1 crore in his name and in the names of his wife P Suseela and sons P
Sentilkumar and P Prabhu, disproportionate to his known sources of income when
he was a minister between 2006 and 2010.
The DVAC challenged their discharge and filed the appeals before
the high court in 2018.
Periyasamy holds the rural development, panchayats and panchayat union
portfolios in the incumbent DMK government.