The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s general council from passing resolutions aimed at amending its bylaws to pave the way for a unitary leadership instead of the dual leadership in vogue now.
Justice Krishnan Ramasamy rejected a batch of applications for a restraint order against passing any such resolutions. He held that it was for the general council to decide upon its functioning and not for the court to dictate which resolution could be passed and which should not be passed.
“It is well settled that in matters related to internal issues of an association/political party, the courts normally do not interfere, leaving it open to the association/party and its members to pass resolutions and frame a particular bye-law, rule or regulation for better administration of the party. Any decision is well within the collective wisdom of the general council and this court cannot insist the members act in a particular manner,” the judge wrote.
