SC okays EPS as AIADMK interim normal secretary

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by embattled AIADMK chief O Panneerselvam (OPS) difficult a Madras High Court order that successfully upheld the appointment of his rival Edappadi Ok Palaniswami (EPS) because the get together’s interim normal secretary. The SC’s order is seen as a lift to EPS’ efforts to imagine sole cost of the get together. It has enthused his supporters forward of the bypoll to the Erode East Assembly seat on February 27. 

A bench of justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy affirmed an order of a HC division bench dated September 2, 2022, and made everlasting its July 6, 2022 order staying a HC order restraining the AIADMK normal council from amending its by-laws throughout its assembly. However, the apex court docket clarified that its verdict would haven’t any bearing on the deserves of the civil fits pending. 

Authoring the 80-page verdict, Justice Maheshwari mentioned the court docket was restraining itself from coping with the contentions concerning the resolutions that have been adopted within the July 11, 2022 assembly. EPS was appointed interim normal secretary via a decision at that meet and OPS was expelled from the get together. 

On August 17, the order of a single choose of the HC had nullified the occasions of the July 11 assembly and ordered establishment ante as on June 23 when OPS was get together coordinator and EPS joint coordinator. This order was put aside by a HC division bench on September 2. The division bench had mentioned the only choose’s order had created a purposeful impasse within the AIADMK.  

Concurring, the SC mentioned if the order as handed by the only choose was to stay in power till choice of fits “it would have been drastically detrimental to the interest of political party in question.” The single choose had proceeded opposite to sound and relevant judicial ideas, it mentioned. 

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by embattled AIADMK chief O Panneerselvam (OPS) difficult a Madras High Court order that successfully upheld the appointment of his rival Edappadi Ok Palaniswami (EPS) because the get together’s interim normal secretary. The SC’s order is seen as a lift to EPS’ efforts to imagine sole cost of the get together. It has enthused his supporters forward of the bypoll to the Erode East Assembly seat on February 27. 

A bench of justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy affirmed an order of a HC division bench dated September 2, 2022, and made everlasting its July 6, 2022 order staying a HC order restraining the AIADMK normal council from amending its by-laws throughout its assembly. However, the apex court docket clarified that its verdict would haven’t any bearing on the deserves of the civil fits pending. 

Authoring the 80-page verdict, Justice Maheshwari mentioned the court docket was restraining itself from coping with the contentions concerning the resolutions that have been adopted within the July 11, 2022 assembly. EPS was appointed interim normal secretary via a decision at that meet and OPS was expelled from the get together. 

On August 17, the order of a single choose of the HC had nullified the occasions of the July 11 assembly and ordered establishment ante as on June 23 when OPS was get together coordinator and EPS joint coordinator. This order was put aside by a HC division bench on September 2. The division bench had mentioned the only choose’s order had created a purposeful impasse within the AIADMK.  

Concurring, the SC mentioned if the order as handed by the only choose was to stay in power till choice of fits “it would have been drastically detrimental to the interest of political party in question.” The single choose had proceeded opposite to sound and relevant judicial ideas, it mentioned.