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notification Bar&Bench Wednesday, 13 May 2026 NEW

“Atrocious”: Supreme Court stays Madras HC order restraining TVK MLA from voting in floor tests

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Summary

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Madras High Court's order by which it had restrained Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA R Seenivasa Sethupathi from voting in any floor test or trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly [Seenivasa Sethupathi Vs Periakaruppan].A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi termed the High Court order as "atrocious" and proceeded to stay the same."We have heard the senior counsels for the parties. Counsel for the respondent is gra

Key Facts

Type Notification
Source Bar and Bench
Published Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Affected Population 1.4 billion citizens, 20 million government employees

Key Numbers

20 million central + state government employees
Rs 3.3 lakh crore transferred via DBT
1,500+ services on UMANG app
Rs 15,000 crore for Digital India initiatives

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PMOCabinet SecretariatDARPGNITI AayogMinistry of Electronics & IT

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Civil ServantsState GovernmentsJudiciaryInternet UsersTech CompaniesStartups

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NDA III BJP-led NDA
Centre-Right
Left Centre Right

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