SC junks challenge to TN speaker's call to accept ADMK plea to condone 21 'rebels'
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a petition challenging the Tamil Nadu speaker's decision to drop disqualification proceedings against 21 AIADMK legislators. The court ruled that internal party dynamics and speaker decisions should generally remain outside judicial interference.
Why it matters
The ruling reinforces the principle of judicial restraint in matters of internal political party discipline and legislative procedure in India.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain an AIADMK party worker's petition challenging the Tamil Nadu speaker's decision to accept AIADMK's plea to withdraw disqualification petitions against 21 of its legislators who had defied party orders and voted for the confidence motion moved by the governing TVK.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said when the party, to which the MLAs belonged, has condoned the lapse and withdrawn its petitions seeking their disqualification, a person who is not even an MLA cannot challenge the speaker's decision.The petitioner said that by their…
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