Reject 2021 election petition as tenure of 16th Assembly has ended, Duraimurugan urges Madras HC

His counsel tells Justice G.K. Ianthiraiyan that election petitions can be decided even after the expiry of the term only if they had been filed on the ground of alleged electoral corrupt practice and not otherwise
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