The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA-elect Sreenivasa Sethupathi challenging a Madras high court order that restrained him from participating in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
The high court had passed the interim order over a dispute involving a postal ballot in the Tiruppattur constituency, where Sethupathi won by a single vote.
The DMK leader KR Periyakaruppan, who lost the seat, had alleged that election officials mishandled a postal ballot meant for the constituency in Sivagangai district.
The high court had directed the preservation of all counting records, postal ballots, and EVM records connected to the election.
The Supreme Court will hear the matter on May 13, and Sethupathi's participation in the crucial floor test and confidence motion scheduled for Wednesday remains uncertain.
