Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 28-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: M. Selvaraj (Petitioner) filed Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 9412‑9413/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 10‑02‑2026 in WP No. 10133/2024 and the order dated 26‑02‑2026 in WMP No. 6458/2026 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
- Respondents: The Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society & others.
- The dispute concerned an interim order dated 12 March 2026, which permitted elections to be held for the Society’s Managing Committee but stayed the declaration of the election results.
- Counsel for the petitioner, senior counsel Siddharth Bhatnagar, argued that the stay should be lifted so that the election results could be declared and the elected Managing Committee could assume charge, while the substantive legal issues would be addressed during the hearing of the appeal.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court vacated the interim order dated 12 March 2026.
- Consequently, the election results may be declared.
- The duly elected Managing Committee shall take over the charge of the Indian Red Cross Society, subject to the final outcome of the present appeal.
Topics: Court Order, Election Results, Indian Red Cross Society