Former TN minister Senthil Balaji's bail plea adjourned by SC until May 6.

In a recent court hearing, the Supreme Court of India announced that it would be postponing the discussion on the bail request of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last year for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case. Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, who were presiding over the case, decided to defer the matter until May 6th after the agency's lawyer requested for an adjournment, citing the unavailability of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

The lawyer representing the agency informed the bench that they had submitted their response to the matter at hand. However, senior advocate Aryama Sundaram, who was representing Balaji, urged the court to proceed with the hearing as his client had been in jail for 320 days. The bench, however, stated that they had not yet had a chance to review the ED's reply, and thus, the matter was rescheduled for May 6th.

This is not the first time Balaji's bail plea has been brought before the Supreme Court. On April 1st, the top court had issued a notice to the ED, seeking a response to Balaji's request. However, the Madras High Court had previously dismissed Balaji's bail petition on February 28th, stating that his release could send the wrong message and would not be in the best interest of the public. The court also noted that Balaji had already spent more than 8 months in prison and directed the special court to expedite the case's proceedings.

The high court also ordered that the trial should be conducted on a daily basis, following the guidelines set by the Supreme Court. Balaji's arrest, which occurred on June 14th last year, was in connection to a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam that took place during his tenure as transport minister in the previous AIADMK government. The Enforcement Directorate filed a charge sheet against him on August 12th, which was a whopping 3,000 pages long. Despite several attempts, Balaji's previous bail petitions were also dismissed by a local court on October 19th.

Overall, the Supreme Court has decided to postpone the hearing of Balaji's bail request until May 6th, considering the ED's response and the arguments presented by both parties. Until then, Balaji remains in custody, and the case will proceed with the goal of reaching a resolution in a timely manner.

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