Madras HC adjourns AIADMK MLAs disqualification case to Nov 2

Chennai, Oct 9: The Madras High Court today adjourned to November two, hearing in the cases filed by 18 AIADMK MLAs challenging their disqualification by Speaker P Dhanapal for withdrawing support to the Edappadi K Palaniswami government and for demanding his ouster. When the pleas filed by the disqualified MLAs owing allegiance to ousted AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, came up for hearing, Mr Justice Ravichandrababu also said the stay on holding the floor test would continue till further orders. Stating that there would be no stay on disqualification of the MLAs, the court also said the Election Commission should not hold any elections to the 18 constituencies, which were declared vacant pursuant to the disqualification of MLAs, till further orders. The Court, during its earlier hearing on October four had said that all the parties to the case should complete their submissions and arguments by today and that no time extension should be sought. But the counsel for Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami's sought time to file reply to additional affidavits and rejoinders filed by the MLAs, following which the Judge, after objecting to them, adjourned it to November two. UNI