Judge Hearing Plea By AIADMK Leader O Panneerselvam Opts Out Of Case

Chennai:

The choose listening to a plea by ousted All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief O Panneerselvam in opposition to the get together’s July 11 normal council meet, on Friday recused himself from the case, days after the previous’s plea for altering the choose.

Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy of the Madras Excessive Courtroom, who had chided O Panneerselvam and his advocates on August 4 for approaching the Chief Justice on Wednesday with a plea to switch the civil go well with to another choose, opted out from listening to the case as we speak.

The crowded court docket corridor of Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy witnessed some drama when the matter got here up for additional listening to within the afternoon.

The counsels representing O Panneerselvam tendered unconditional apologies for submitting the plea to switch the case to another choose.

“I personally may have recused from listening to the case, if you happen to had knowledgeable me earlier than shifting the Chief Justice,” the choose replied.

Then he directed them to file a memo on this connection and get their earlier plea searching for the case switch, formally returned and handed over the matter.

Later, the counsels assembled in Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy’s court docket corridor and informed him that the formality to get again the plea was accomplished.

It was at this stage, the choose introduced that he’s recusing himself from holding additional listening to on the civil go well with of O Panneerselvam.

He directed the registry to take the follow-up motion to put the matter earlier than the Chief Justice and mentioned the latter will determine as to who ought to hear the case.

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