#Breaking Madras High Court Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan restrain Election Commission of India till July 31, 2026 from notifying byelections to Tiruchi East, Perundurai, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai and Karur Assembly constituencies whose elected representatives had resigned but their victories had been challenged by way of election petitions before the court. Passes the interim order on a PIL petiton filed by a Tirunelveli based K. Venkatachalapathy who contended that conduct of byelection, pending adjudication of the election petition, would cause confusion if new representatives get elected to those constituencies. Court permits the ECI, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and others to file their counter affidavits by July 31. @THChennai
#Breaking Madras High Court Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan restrain Election Commission of India till July 31, 2026 from notifying byelections to Tiruchi East, Perundurai, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai and Karur Assembly constituencies whose elected representatives had resigned but their victories had been challenged by way of election petitions before the court. Passes the interim order on a PIL petiton filed by a Tirunelveli based K. Venkatachalapathy who contended that conduct of byelection, pending adjudication of the election petition, would cause confusion if new representatives get elected to those constituencies. Court permits the ECI, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and others to file their counter affidavits by July 31. @THChennai
