₹100-crore private schools ‘cheating’ case: B.T. Arasakumar challenges detention under Goondas Act
Justices Anita Sumanth and Sunder Mohan of Madras High Court order notice, returnable in four weeks, to Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police
A petition challenging the preventive detention of B.T. Arasakumar under the Goondas Act was filed in the Madras High Court. The detainee, 59 years old, was accused of collecting approximately ₹100 crore from private school managements in Tamil Nadu during the previous DMK regime. His wife filed the HCP, contending that no threat had been posed to public order, which would warrant his detention.
The complaint was lodged by C. Elangovan, secretary of the Tamil Nadu Private Schools Federation, claiming Arasakumar had collected funds from private schools under the guise of offering services such as approval for school upgrades and permanent recognition. The police registered a First Information Report, arrested Arasakumar, and subjected him to custodial interrogation before invoking the Goondas Act.
The petitioner argued that the complaint stemmed from a civil dispute among school association representatives and had no bearing on public order. Arasakumar, who suffers from various health issues, requested interim bail pending the HCP's resolution.
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