HC grants bail to three persons accused in Madurai property tax scam

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court granted bail with conditions to three persons accused in the property tax scam in Madurai Corporation.

Justice S. Srimathy granted bail to temporary employees of Madurai Corporation S. Karthik, Dhanasekaran and M. Balamurugan. Considering the fact that the petitioners were temporary employees, the court granted bail.

The case of the prosecution is that the accused in the case by misusing the official login credentials had reduced the property tax for more than 150 buildings between April 1, 2022 and July 31, 2024 and caused loss to Madurai Corporation. After coming to know about the irregularities in the records of UTIS, an online property tax management platform, the then Corporation Commissioner lodged a complaint. A case was registered based on the complaint.