Khushi Gupta

Published on: April 28, 2022 at 16:34 IST

Madras High Court allowed a application filed by Actor and Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni MLA Udayanidhi Stalin to reject an Election Petition filed by one R. Premalatha challenging his victory in the 2021 Elections.

Justice V Bharatidasan observed that there were 22 Criminal Cases pending against him.

Mr. Udayanidhi Stalin in his application to Quash the Election Petition stated that the Election Petition was bereft of any Material Facts and is an an abuse of Process of Law and Liable to be rejected.

He stated that he had given information regarding all the Criminal Cases pending against him and that Section 33A of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 was duly complied with.

Mr. Stalin further stated that though the election petitioner said that the Presiding/Section Officer had colluded with him, the details of the collusion was not provided. The Petition did not disclose any act done by the Member of the Legislative Assembly that would show collision in his part.

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