SC Rejects ED Appeal in Tamil Nadu Sand Mining Case
CHENNAI: The Supreme Court has affirmed a ruling by the Madras High Court that dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigation into an alleged multi-crore sand mining scam in Tamil Nadu, including the seizure of various properties linked to miners and their associates as proceeds of crime. A division bench consisting of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih rejected the ED’s appeal against the high court’s decision from July 16, 2024. According to the High Court’s division bench, the central issue was not whether illegal sand mining was occurring in Tamil Nadu, but whether the ED could act under…