While clearing the decks for the AIADMK general council meeting just minutes before it began on Monday, the Madras High Court heavily criticised its leader O. Panneerselvam (since expelled) for attempting to prevent the will of the majority from being implemented.
Justice Krishnan Ramasamy dismissed applications filed by Mr. Panneerselvam and another general council member, P. Vairamuthu, to stall the meeting. He held that intra-party affairs such as the election of a leader and the amendment of bylaws are a "no go area" for courts because such matters are non-justiciable.
"In a democratic set up, the will of the majority has to prevail. The general rule is that during a difference among members, the majority decides an issue. If the majority exercises it's powers in internal administration, courts will not interfere into the wisdom of the majority. The matter at hand is an intra-party affair," he said.
