New Delhi:

Arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji can’t be eliminated with out the consent of the Chief Minister, the Supreme Court docket stated right this moment and dismissed a request by a social activist for his removing.

The Supreme Court docket’s judgment agreed with the Madras Excessive Court docket’s verdict that stated the Chief Minister can determine whether or not Mr Balaji, a minister from the ruling DMK, needs to be eliminated as a “minister and not using a portfolio within the state cupboard serves no objective.”

“The excessive court docket was proper to contemplate whether or not the Governor has the ability to dismiss a minister and left it to the Chief Minister to determine whether or not the individual involved ought to proceed as a minister,” a Supreme Court docket bench of Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka stated right this moment.

“We don’t assume there’s any scope for interference on this. We agree with the view of the Madras Excessive Court docket, and no interference is required,” the Supreme Court docket stated.

Social activist ML Ravi had challenged the Madras Excessive Court docket’s choice Mr Balaji ought to proceed as a minister within the Tamil Nadu authorities regardless of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash laundering case.