The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha on the direction of the Madras High Court.

The apex court today asked Madras High Court to re-examine its order directing Election Commission to file case against Jayalalithaa for filing four nominations in 2001 assembly polls.

The bench also said that the High Court was not right in directing the Election Commission to register the case and it should have just directed the Returning Officer to re-examine the issue.

Jayalalitha had approached the apex court challenging Madras High Court's order directing the Election Commission to register a case against her in a magistrate court but the proceedings were stayed by the Supreme Court in July 2007.