SC stays HC proceedings on plea challenging DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi's election in LS polls

The apex court has put a stay on Madras HC's proceedings on the petition that challenged the election of Kanimozhi Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu. Her election from the Thoothukudi constituency was challenged by a voter as she failed to mention her husband's PAN in her election affidavit disclosing family assets.

New Delhi:The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the Madras High Court proceedings on a petition challenging the election of DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi from Thoothukudi constituency in Tamil Nadu.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant took note of the submissions of the DMK leader's lawyer and stayed the ongoing proceedings before the Madras High Court.

Kanimozhi contested from the Thoothukudi constituency in 2019 and her election was challenged by a voter, A Sanathana Kumar, on the grounds that she failed to mention her husband's Permanent Account Number (PAN) in her election affidavit disclosing family assets.

The DMK leader said her husband was an NRI living in Singapore and he neither possessed a PAN card nor does he pay any income tax in India.

Inputs from PTI

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