Top court stays Madras High Court order on AIADMK leadership row

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Updated At : 11:38 AM Jul 07, 2022 IST

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New Delhi, July 6

Noting that courts can’t interfere with internal functioning of political parties, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Madras High Court’s June 23 order restraining the AIADMK general and executive councils from passing unannounced resolutions on the issue of single leadership of the party.

Acting on an appeal filed by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), a Vacation Bench led by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari issued notices to AIADMK general council member M Shanmugam and party coordinator O Panneerselvam (OPS) asking them to respond to the petition in two weeks.

The order came as a shot in the arm for the dominant EPS faction which has been aggressively pushing for a single leadership in the AIADMK.

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