<p>The petition, filed last evening, would be transferred to the principal bench in Chennai and listed for hearing before the Chief Justice.<br /><br />The high court had issued a notification that all election related cases would be heard by the principal bench only.<br /><br />In his petition, M Sakthikumar, an office-bearer of Advocates Association for Protecting Democracy, alleged that Alagiri, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, was using youngsters including students to distribute money to the voters in the southern districts.<br /><br />He submitted police had registered cases against some students for allegedly distributing money to voters and referred to seizure of unaccounted cash at various places.<br /><br />Sakthikumar alleged that the Union Minister, who is also the DMK South Zone Organising Secretary, was using the students to distribute money to voters.<br /><br />Besides, a couple of revenue officials on election duty had been "coerced" to act against the district administration, the petitioner charged.<br /><br />He said Election Commission was taking stringent measures to curb distribution of money during the April 13 Assembly polls considering "the bad precedent" of the 2009 Tirumangalam by-election when the "formula of giving money to voters was created." </p>
<p>The petition, filed last evening, would be transferred to the principal bench in Chennai and listed for hearing before the Chief Justice.<br /><br />The high court had issued a notification that all election related cases would be heard by the principal bench only.<br /><br />In his petition, M Sakthikumar, an office-bearer of Advocates Association for Protecting Democracy, alleged that Alagiri, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, was using youngsters including students to distribute money to the voters in the southern districts.<br /><br />He submitted police had registered cases against some students for allegedly distributing money to voters and referred to seizure of unaccounted cash at various places.<br /><br />Sakthikumar alleged that the Union Minister, who is also the DMK South Zone Organising Secretary, was using the students to distribute money to voters.<br /><br />Besides, a couple of revenue officials on election duty had been "coerced" to act against the district administration, the petitioner charged.<br /><br />He said Election Commission was taking stringent measures to curb distribution of money during the April 13 Assembly polls considering "the bad precedent" of the 2009 Tirumangalam by-election when the "formula of giving money to voters was created." </p>