A Division Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday, September 2, 2022 set aside an order passed by a single judge on August 17 in favour of O. Panneerselvam in the tussle between him and Edappadi K. Palaniswami over the leadership of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
Justices M. Duraiswamy and Sunder Mohan allowed appeals challenging the verdict of Justice G. Jayachandran who had nullified the July 11 general council meet when Mr. Palaniswami was elected interim general secretary and Mr. Panneerselvam was expelled from the party.
Since the single judge had ordered status quo ante as on June 23, the day when the posts of Coordinator and Joint Cordinator of the party had lapsed, according to Mr. Palaniswami, the latter had rushed to the Bench claiming that it would be impossible for them to function together.
