JUDGMENT

1. The background upon which the Suits in which these Applications came to be filed would be relevant to be noted. I stand benefited by the judgment of the Hon''ble Apex Court in a Civil Appeal No.1392 of 2023, dated 23.02.2023, which has been extensively relied upon by the Learned Senior counsel appearing for the respective parties in these applications. The Hon''ble Apex Court in the aforesaid judgment had in detail, dealt with the reasons on which the Civil Appeal had come before the Court. The relevant paragraphs in the aforesaid judgment is extracted hereunder:-

“The matters in issue essentially relate to the internal management of a political party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which is registered with the Election Commission of India. This political party, said to be having the primary cadre consisting of more than 1.5 crore members, has its own byelaws, which have been amended from time to time. The two upper levels of party structure include the Central Executive Committee and the General Council of the Central Organization. Though, in the scheme of byelaws, the topmost position in the party was earlier assigned to the General Secretary bu