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SC Judges in Stalin Election Case
May 23 , 2026
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- Two Supreme Court judges withdrew from delivering the verdict in the 2011 Kolathur election dispute case involving DMK leader M.K. Stalin and AIADMK leader Saidai S. Duraisamy.
- Supreme Court Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi recused themselves from the case on 15 May 2026.
- The case relates to allegations of “corrupt practices” during the 2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly election in the Kolathur constituency in Chennai.
- AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) leader Saidai S. Duraisamy accused DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) leader M.K. Stalin of influencing voters using money and gifts.
- The appeal had been pending in the Supreme Court since 2017 and was reserved for judgment on 19 February 2026 after detailed hearings.
- The judges ordered that the matter be reheard before another Bench in which neither of them would be members.
- The Madras High Court had dismissed the allegations in 2017 due to a lack of conclusive evidence and the absence of a valid digital evidence certification under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act.
- A charge of corrupt practice, including bribery of electors to vote in favour of a candidate comes under Section 123 of the 1951 Act.
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