High Court orders Eskom to pay damages after child electrocuted by powerline
The Free State High Court has found Eskom liable after a child was electrocuted by a live cable near Koffiefontein, overturning an earlier ruling that dismissed the damages claim.
The Madras High Court has deferred its decision on a plea by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA, R. Seenivasa Sethupathy, to reject an election petition filed by K.R. Periakaruppan. The petition claimed that a single vote gave Sethupathy victory in the 2026 Tirupattur constituency by a margin of just one vote against Periakaruppan.
The petition argued that the identical names of two constituencies named 'Tirupattur' in Tamil Nadu caused confusion. Sethupathy won with 83,375 votes to Periakaruppan's 83,374. TVK's counsel argued that the identity of the intended constituency is determined by the constituency number, not the name, and that the postal ballot system includes multiple identifiers to prevent misrouting. The court has reserved its verdict on this plea.
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