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  • Dipak Misra, C.J.
  • A.M. Khanwilkar, J.
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Factual and Procedural Background

The opinion concerns Special Leave Petitions before the Supreme Court of India. The Court’s order is primarily procedural: after hearing senior counsel for both petitioners and respondents, the Court issues directions regarding the filing of affidavits, constitution of a Division Bench in the High Court, and interim relief. No further factual background is provided in the text.

Legal Issues Presented

The opinion addresses a procedural matter and does not frame distinct legal issues.

Arguments of the Parties

The opinion does not contain a detailed account of the parties' legal arguments.

Table of Precedents Cited

No precedents were cited in the provided opinion.

Court's Reasoning and Analysis

The Court, after hearing counsel from both sides, opted to issue a series of directions designed to expedite the pending litigation in the High Court and to preserve the status quo until that court reaches a decision. The reasoning is concise and centres on procedural efficiency and urgency:

  • It accepts the petitioners’ counter-affidavit already filed in the High Court and bars any further opportunity for additional affidavits from them.
  • It allows respondents two weeks to file a rejoinder, ensuring both sides have their pleadings complete.
  • Recognising the matter’s urgency, the Court requests the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court to constitute an appropriate Division Bench and directs that the main matter be decided by the end of April 2018.
  • To prevent prejudice while the High Court considers the case, the interim order issued by a Single Judge on 9 March 2018 is kept in abeyance, and the Election Commission is restrained from pronouncing its order.
  • The Court further grants liberty to the parties to approach it again if an election notification is issued before the High Court’s decision.

The analysis is limited to these procedural safeguards; no substantive legal determinations are made.

Holding and Implications

DISPOSED OF: The Supreme Court disposes of the Special Leave Petitions while issuing detailed procedural directions to the High Court and the Election Commission.

Implications: The direct effect is to accelerate adjudication in the High Court, maintain the interim status quo, and restrict the Election Commission’s actions until the High Court’s decision. The order sets no new precedent and is confined to guiding the speedy resolution of this specific dispute.

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    Edappadi K. Palaniswami Petitioner(S) v. T.T.V. Dhinakaran And Others (S).

    1. Heard Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan and Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Ashok Desai, Ms. Meenakshi Arora and Mr. Amarendra Sharan, learned senior counsel for the respondents.

    2. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are inclined to pass the following directions:—

    (i) The counter affidavit filed by the present petitioners before the High Court shall be taken on record and as accepted by learned counsel for the petitioners, no further opportunity shall be granted for filing a counter affidavit.

    (ii) Rejoinder affidavit, if any, be filed by the respondents within two weeks hence.

    (iii) The learned Acting Chief Justice of the High Court is requested to constitute an appropriate Division Bench, so that they can decide the lis in question.

    (iv) The Division Bench so constituted is requested to dispose of the main matter by the end of April, 2018, as this matter requires immediate attention.

    (v) The interim order passed by the learned Single Judge on 9.3.2018 shall remain in abeyance.

    (vi) As we have kept the order in abeyance, the Election Commission shall not pronounce its order.

    (vii) In case there is any notification for an election, liberty is granted to the parties to approach this Court.

    3. The special leave petitions are accordingly disposed of.

    4. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of.

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    Edappadi K. Palaniswami Petitioner(S) v. T.T.V. Dhinakaran And Others (S).
    (Mar 28, 2018)