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Updated - May 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM.

| Chennai

The Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained TVK MLA R Srinivasa Sethupathi, who won from the Tirupattur assembly constituency by just one vote, from voting, including the confidence motion in the 17th Legislative assembly. A vacation bench comprising Justices L Victoria Gowri and N Senthilkumar granted the interim injunction on a petition filed by DMK candidate K R Periyakaruppan, who lost to the TVK MLA in the April 23 polls.

Srinivasa Sethupathi cannot vote in any no-confidence motion as well.

Incidentally, the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government will face its floor test on Wednesday, three days after the swearing-in of the Chief Minister and his cabinet.

In his petition, Periyakaruppan sought a recount of votes and also sought an interim order to restrain Srinivasa Sethupathi from taking oath as an MLA.

Periyakaruppan is a former minister.

While Srinivasa Sethupathi secured 83,365 votes in the election, Periyakaruppan got 83,364 votes. Srinivasa Sethupathi was declared elected by a margin of just one vote.

The HC bench had earlier held a special sitting on Sunday, a day ahead of the scheduled oath taking of MLA-elects as legislators in the state Assembly.

Published on May 12, 2026

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