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A Perambur voter has asked the Madras High Court to void Chief Minister Vijay's election, alleging his sworn affidavit claims ownership of Kodaikanal poramboke land and misstates other properties. Vijay calls the charges baseless.
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Justice P.B. Balaji struck off a plea to declare the Ambasamudram runner-up the winner, saying a multi-candidate contest can only end in a fresh poll if the petition succeeds. Counsel for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay told a Division Bench that the Election Commission must now hold polls in both seats.
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A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari has given the State four weeks to report which caste appellations on streets, roads and localities have been removed, and which still remain, nearly five decades after a 1978 order first demanded it.
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Justice V. Lakshminarayanan said the police had no "magic wand" to crack the case within four days of forming a Special Investigation Team, and ordered a status report by October 7. Separately, police have booked R. Veeramani over the death of a minor in 2004.
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