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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Withdrawal of AIADMK MLA Disqualification
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News18•10-10-2026, 11:43
Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Withdrawal of AIADMK MLA Disqualification
- •A petition was submitted to disqualify 25 AIADMK MLAs who defied the whip and voted in favor of the government during the confidence motion.
- •Following the resignation of 4 MLAs, the remaining 21 MLAs tendered an apology, leading Edappadi K. Palaniswami to withdraw the disqualification proceedings.
- •The Madras High Court dismissed the petition filed by P.V. Selvakumar challenging the Speaker's order to drop the proceedings.
- •The Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice heard the appeal and questioned the locus standi of non-members filing the case.
- •The Court noted that the law permits changing decisions within 15 days in defection matters and refused to interfere with the High Court order.
Key Questions Answered
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal because the law allows a decision in defection matters to be changed within 15 days, and since the MLAs submitted an apology letter to the leadership and remain in the party, the judges refused to interfere with the High Court order.
Disqualification proceedings were initiated after 25 AIADMK MLAs defied the party's whip order and voted in favor of the TVK government during a legislative confidence motion.
After four of the MLAs resigned, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami stated that the remaining 21 MLAs had tendered an apology letter to the leadership, prompting the withdrawal of the disqualification proceedings.
