TVK MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathi, who won by just one vote, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court’s order restraining him from participating in the floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
TVK leader C Joseph Vijay, who took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on May 10, has been asked by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to prove the majority of his government on or before May 13.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant agreed to take up Sethupathi’s petition on Wednesday after senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi mentioned it for urgent listing and hearing. Sethupathi had won from Tiruppattur by just one vote against DMK leader KR Periakaruppan.