NEW DELHI: Hours before the crucial floor test for TVK govt in Tamil Nadu, which is holding a wafer-thin majority in the assembly, Vijay’s govt got a boost in its strength with the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowing its MLA Srinivasa Sethupathi to participate in the floor test and said that the Madras HC order barring him from assembly proceedings was “atrocious to say the least”.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi stayed the order of the Madras high court against Sethupathi who had won from Tirupattur constituency by one vote. “This (HC order) is atrocious to say the least. HC says remedy is election petition and still entertains the writ petition,” the bench observed, at the beginning of the hearing.The Supreme Court accepted the plea of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi that the court must intervene to allow the MLA to participate in the floor test. He said that strong strictures needed to be passed against HC for passing such an order.“In the meantime, the effect and operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed and further proceedings before the high court in the pending writ petition shall also remain stayed,” the bench said. Sethupathi approached SC through advocate Yash S. Vijay and submitted that HC has committed a very grave error in law by giving this settled and binding precedent a complete go-by in passing sweeping and far-reaching directions in a writ petition. “Seventy five years of constitutional jurisprudence have held steadfast that the species of legal challenges calling into question an election to the state legislative assembly or the Parliament are a special class of disputes falling within a self-governed complete code under Article 324 to Article 329 of the Constitution…,” the petition said.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosVijay Targets NEET Again, Says Medical Admissions Should Depend On Class 12 MarksCongress Claims Assam FIR Row Is Linked To Questions Over Himanta Sarma Assets | WatchCBI Arrests Five In NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak Case As Probe Expands Nationwide | WatchEx-Army Chief Naravane Backs People-To-People Ties To Improve India Pak RelationsAir India Cuts 29 International Routes As West Asia War Drives Up Fuel Costs And DisruptionsVijay Reverses Astrologer Appointment; PM Modi Orders Nearly 50% Convoy | Headlines@9EPS Removes Rebel Leaders Backing Vijay Government As AIADMK Internal Crisis DeepensPostmortem Reveals Massive Blood Clot In Lungs Caused Prateek Yadav’s Death | WatchHimanta Biswa Sarma Announces UCC Bill For Assam As State Moves Towards Uniform Civil LawNEET UG 2026 Cancellation Sparks Rajasthan Political Storm As BJP And Congress Clash Over Leak123PhotostoriesTara Sutaria’s Cannes debut look is giving ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ vibe, but make it Bollywood editionTop US states with most lightning strikesAlia Bhatt stuns in an icy blue gown at Cannes 2026; fashion fans say, “Elsa who?”Inside 15 years of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales’s most talked-about royal looksFigs are more powerful than you think: Here’s what happens when you eat them regularly and how to eat it properlyStop throwing away mango peel: 6 delicious ways to use them in your kitchen5 weird things people do in love and why, as per psychologyWhy these 5 vegetable DIY remedies are harmful for your skin8 Indian states where women can travel free on government buses; West Bengal becomes the latest to join the list5 deadliest insects on the planet: Small creatures with a massive global impact123Hot PicksCBSE class 12 resultUS Iran warPrateek YadavHaryana election resultForeign outflowNEET exam cancelledTamil Nadu assemblyTop TrendingNashik AstrologerTamil Nadu NewsIPL Points TablePM Internship SchemeIPL Match TodayHimanta Biswa SarmaIPL Orange Cap 2026Aparna YadavAir India FlightsPrateek Yadav
NEW DELHI: Hours before the crucial floor test for TVK govt in Tamil Nadu, which is holding a wafer-thin majority in the assembly, Vijay’s govt got a boost in its strength with the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowing its MLA Srinivasa Sethupathi to participate in the floor test and said that the Madras HC order barring him from assembly proceedings was “atrocious to say the least”.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi stayed the order of the Madras high court against Sethupathi who had won from Tirupattur constituency by one vote. “This (HC order) is atrocious to say the least. HC says remedy is election petition and still entertains the writ petition,” the bench observed, at the beginning of the hearing.The Supreme Court accepted the plea of senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi that the court must intervene to allow the MLA to participate in the floor test. He said that strong strictures needed to be passed against HC for passing such an order.“In the meantime, the effect and operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed and further proceedings before the high court in the pending writ petition shall also remain stayed,” the bench said. Sethupathi approached SC through advocate Yash S. Vijay and submitted that HC has committed a very grave error in law by giving this settled and binding precedent a complete go-by in passing sweeping and far-reaching directions in a writ petition. “Seventy five years of constitutional jurisprudence have held steadfast that the species of legal challenges calling into question an election to the state legislative assembly or the Parliament are a special class of disputes falling within a self-governed complete code under Article 324 to Article 329 of the Constitution…,” the petition said.
