Supreme Court allows Edappadi Palaniswami to remain at AIADMK helm

The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a Madras High Court Division Bench decision upholding the conduct of a Special General Council meeting of the AIADMK on July 11 last year, which appointed former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K..

A workable solution was to be found; and when the solution as found and applied, does not otherwise appear offending the spirit of by-laws as also the norms of functioning of an association or a party, it cannot be said that declaration of the Presidium Chairman for the meeting of the General Council on July 11, 2022, and the follow-up notice by the office-bearers had been wholly unauthorised, a Bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy observed...

These resolutions included the creation of the post of interim general secretary to be elected by the general council, abolishment of the posts of Coordinator and Joint Coordinator, reinstatement of the post of party general secretary to be elected by the primary members of the party, removal of Mr. Panneerselvam from the primary membership and holding of elections to the post of general secretary within four months...

A Single Judge of the High Court had ordered status quo ante on August 17, saying that the General Council meeting could not have been held on July 11 without the joint consent of the then Coordinator Mr. Panneerselvam, and then Joint Coordinator Mr. Palaniswami...

The requisition was followed with an agenda being signed and requested by 2,432 General Council Members Thereafter, the July 11 meeting was attended by 2,460 members, and 2,539 members have filed affidavits before the Election Commission of India affirming their support to the resolutions passed at the General Council Meeting, the Division Bench had observed in its September 2 verdict...

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