HC refuses to stall AIADMK intra-party election
The Madras High Court on Friday refused to stall the intra-party election of the AIADMK on December 7 to elect coordinator and joint coordinator.
On hearing a plea by former AIADMK MP and ousted member of the party KC Palanisamy, in which he demanded that the election be stalled, claiming declaring election for the posts of coordinator and joint coordinator was against the bylaws of the party and illegal, unenforceable, non-est in the eye of law, Justice Abdul Quddose said, “An interim stay cannot be granted now. As the court has to hear all the respondents, more time is required to take a call. If there is any illegality, the court will not hesitate to stall election results,” the judge observed.
The court also directed AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam, joint coordinator Edappadi K Palaniswami, C Ponnaiyan and Pollachi V Jayaraman, the election commissioners for the intra-party elections to file their counter-affidavits on January 7, 2022.