AIADMK org. polls: HC refuses to pass interim orders on expelled leader"s plea

Chennai | Friday | 3rd December, 2021

Summary:

Chennai, Dec 3 (PTI) The Madras High Court on Friday rejected a plea from Coimbatore-based expelled AIADMK leader K C Palanisamy, who questioned the party holding its organisational polls on December 7.

Justice Abdul Quddhose, before whom the civil suit and several applications with various prayers from Palanisamy came up for hearing today, wondered as to how a person who had been removed from the primary membership of the party could file a case to declare as illegal,a notification issued by the party.

"How can the court intervene?" he asked.

The suit sought to declare the December 2 election notice issued by the AIADMK as illegal, unenforceable and non-est in the eyes of law.

It also sought to quash another notification of February 2018, which removed him from the primary membership of the party.

The suit prayed for a permanent injunction restraining the AIADMK and its top leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami from in any manner conducting the election for the offices of the Co-ordinator and Joint Co-ordinator, the respective posts they hold.