The Madras High Court has upheld Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar’s decision to accept the resignations of six All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs. The resignations were accepted between May 26 and June 29, 2026, according to the details shared.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan delivered the ruling while considering a batch of writ petitions filed by AIADMK whip Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy. The petitions challenged the Speaker’s decision to accept the resignations of the six legislators.
The court partly allowed the batch of petitions but upheld the constitutional validity of the Speaker’s decision to accept the resignations. The judges also stated that there was no need to conduct a roving inquiry into the matter.
The case centred on the Speaker’s decision-making process and the circumstances surrounding the acceptance of the legislators’ resignations. Under the constitutional framework, an MLA’s resignation must be voluntary and genuine before the Speaker accepts it. Questions concerning the validity of such decisions can become matters for judicial review when challenged before a court.
The ruling provides judicial backing for the Speaker’s decision in this particular case. However, the court’s decision to partly allow the petitions means the precise relief granted and any additional directions in the judgment should be understood from the full court order.
The development is significant for Tamil Nadu politics because it concerns the legislative status of six AIADMK members and the authority of the Assembly Speaker. The judgment also highlights the role of the judiciary in reviewing challenges to decisions made by constitutional authorities.
Further details from the full judgment will clarify the court’s reasoning and the specific aspects of the petitions that were partly allowed.