MIC sues RoS

MIC files ex-parte application for the court to set aside directives from the RoS asking party to conduct fresh elections for VP and CWC posts.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Central Working Committee (CWC) member of the MIC yesterday filed a judicial review in court, seeking the Registrar of Societies (RoS) and its director-general Mohammad Razin Abdullah, to retract directives sent to the MIC.

Ramalingam who is also the MIC Strategic Director filed the ex-parte application for the court to set aside directives from the RoS to ask the MIC to conduct fresh elections for three vice presidents and 23 CWC positions.

The judicial review was filed at the High Court here through Messrs Selvam Shanmugam & Partners.

In the suit, Ramalingam named the RoS and Mohammad Razin as respondents and sought a review of the RoS’ action through four directives dated December 5, 2014, December 31, 2014, January 6, 2015 and February 6.

Ramalingam claimed the directives sent by the respondent should be deemed mala-fide and ultra vires.

On January 3, MIC president G Palanivel in a surprise move named Ramalingam as the new Strategic Director of MIC replacing Vell Paari.

The MIC internal crisis started following its election of three vice-presidents and 23 central working committee members in 2013 during the Party’s Annual General Meeting.

The RoS via a directive declared the election, after allegations of malpractice, null and void on December 5, 2014.

– BERNAMA