DVAC files FIR over cash-for-jobs complaint in Municipal Administration Department during K.N. Nehru’s tenure

Key points

• The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Friday (June 5, 2026) informed the Madras High Court of having registered a First Information Report (FIR) regarding the cash-for-jobs complaint in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department during the tenure of former Minister K.N.
• Nehru of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
• Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G.
• Arul Murugan, Advocate General Vijay Narayan said, the DVAC had registered the FIR on Friday after obtaining his legal opinion on the matter.
• The submission was made pursuant to an urgent mention made before the Bench by senior counsel P.H.