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By-election Case: "Keeping Constituency Vacant Against Public Interest" - CM Vijay's Argument in High Court!
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News18•28-09-2026, 18:08
By-election Case: "Keeping Constituency Vacant Against Public Interest" - CM Vijay's Argument in High Court!
- •A public interest litigation was filed in Chennai High Court seeking a stay on by-election announcements for five constituencies.
- •The High Court had previously issued an order on July 10, staying the announcement of by-elections for the five constituencies.
- •Petitioner argued that vacancies arose due to MLAs joining the ruling party, thus not clear vacancies for by-elections.
- •CM Vijay's side argued that keeping the constituency vacant until the election case concludes is against public interest.
- •The hearing was adjourned to tomorrow as arguments from the Chief Minister's side were not concluded.
Key Questions Answered
A public interest litigation was filed by Venkatachalapathy seeking a stay because election cases are pending for those constituencies, and the vacancies arose after MLAs resigned to join the ruling party, meaning they are not clear vacancies for by-elections.
On behalf of Chief Minister Vijay, it was argued that keeping the constituencies vacant is against public interest and that the plea to declare the DMK candidate as the winner cannot be accepted since multiple candidates contested the election.
DMK candidate Inigo Irudayaraj filed an election case in the Chennai High Court challenging Chief Minister Vijay's victory in the Trichy East constituency.
