Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Supreme Court Judge Recuses From Balaji Bail Plea
A big court in India is looking at a request from a politician named V Senthil Balaji.
He wants to stay out of jail while the case is being investigated.
A judge named Justice V Mohana said she would not decide on his request, so other judges will take over.
The case is about a company that sells alcohol in Tamil Nadu, where people think the company was cheating customers and hiding money.
Balaji’s lawyer says the case is a political attack and that he is not a danger to the law.
The court will decide soon, and the decision could affect whether Balaji stays free or goes to jail.
Supreme Court judge Justice V Mohana recused herself from hearing DMK leader V Senthil Balaji's anticipatory bail plea in a fresh TASMAC corruption case.
Chief Justice Surya Kant's bench, joined by Justice Joymalya Bagchi, will take up the plea at 1 pm due to urgency.
The High Court had earlier dismissed Balaji’s bail petition, prompting senior lawyers to urge the Supreme Court to list the case urgently.
The FIR alleges a large‑scale cash‑kickback scheme in TASMAC’s shop and bar allotments, involving inflated invoices and overcharging consumers.
Balaji’s counsel, Amit Anand Tiwari, claims the FIR is politically motivated and that Balaji is not a flight risk.
- Who
- DMK leader V Senthil Balaji and Supreme Court judges
- What
- Anticipatory bail plea in a TASMAC corruption case
- When
- July 31, 2026
- Where
- Supreme Court of India, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- Alleged irregularities in TASMAC and urgent hearing requested after High Court denial
- Judge recused
- Justice V Mohana
- Case type
- Anticipatory bail plea
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Defendant
- V Senthil Balaji
- Accusation
- TASMAC corruption scheme
- FIR details
- Cash kickback, inflated invoices, overcharging consumers
- Legal basis
- IPC sections 120B, 167, 409, 109, 420; Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
