The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) adjourned the hearing in an appeal filed by Saidai Duraisamy, who has accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the ruling DMK party of indulging in corrupt practices ahead of the 2011 Assembly election from the Kolathur constituency, citing a lack of clarity and structure in the presentation of material particulars in his pleadings.
A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi postponed the hearing in the case of Mr. Duraisamy, who has alleged that the party used its functionaries and money to lure voters through innovative ways that amount to corrupt practice under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act.
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The Madras High Court had dismissed the allegations raised by Mr. Duraisamy for lack of conclusive evidence in 2017.
Hearing the appeal, the Bench said it was unable to analyse the findings in the judgment. It said Mr. Duraisamy’s side, led by senior advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu, had been asked to prepare brief pleadings, a chart of the documents relied on, materials connected to the findings, among others. “Nothing like this has been provided,” the Bench said. At one point, Justice Maheshwari, visibly upset, said: “This is not the only case in India.”
