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AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam (left) and Edappadi Palaniswami are locked in a battle to become the chief of the party. (file)
The authority has said in its affidavit that the Election Commission does not monitor or regulate internal party functions or internal elections in any political party.
all at once India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Interim General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS), Election The Commission (EC) informed the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday that it cannot accept the resolutions passed in the General Assembly on July 11 recognizing EPS as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK.
The EPS sought a direction to the Election Commission to upload the amended bye-laws of the AIADMK on July 11, 2022. [EC] Since it is under challenge, the manner and procedure for passing the amendments in several suits and counter suits in the said meeting,” the EC said.
The authority said in its affidavit that the Election Commission does not monitor or regulate internal party functions or internal elections in any political party.
“The Respondent Respondent does not regulate or monitor the intra-party functions or internal elections of any political party as neither envisaged under the Constitution of India nor under any other law.”
“As far as recognized political parties are concerned”, the Election Commission is mandated to ensure that “all recognized political parties report on the conduct of their elections at such intervals as may be prescribed by them”. provided in the respective party constitutions and they also furnish the list.” The affidavit states that the number of elected officials at the central level.
‘No symbol dispute raised by any faction’
The ECI submitted that the litigating parties never raised any contention in terms of Para 15 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, which bars any action by the respondent respondent under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. triggers. The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.
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