Who is confirmed as the valid president of MIC following the court ruling?

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Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam is Confirmed as the Valid MIC President

The Federal Court's decision on October 21 has definitively confirmed Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam as the valid president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). This ruling denied former president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel and two others the opportunity to appeal against the Registrar of Societies' (RoS) directive for the party to conduct re-elections. Senior Federal Counsel Amarjeet Singh explicitly stated that the court's decision would resolve any lingering doubts regarding Dr Subramaniam's legitimate position as the party's leader.
Federal Court Upholds RoS Directive

The Federal Court, presided over by Justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, along with justices Tan Sri Suriyadi Halim Omar and Datuk Ramly Ali, ruled that the matter concerning the RoS directive had become academic. Consequently, they denied leave to appeal, thereby maintaining the RoS's original directive. This action effectively settled the leadership dispute that had cast uncertainty over the party's presidency.
Legal Proceedings and Previous Rulings

The case involved respondents including the RoS, the Home Minister, Senator S. Vigneswaran, and MIC Vice-President M. Saravanan. The RoS had previously issued directives under section 3A of its governing statutes, specifically addressing the procedures and the validity of participating branches in party re-elections. Prior to the Federal Court's decision, the Court of Appeal had already dismissed an appeal by Palanivel, Sothinathan, Balakrishnan, and A. Prakash Rao. This earlier dismissal was against a High Court ruling that had rejected their application to quash the RoS directive.
RoS Order for Fresh Polls

The RoS had initially ordered fresh elections for vice-president, Central Working Committee seats, and some divisional elections within a 90-day period. This directive was issued due to identified irregularities in the party's previous polls. The legal challenges by Palanivel and his supporters aimed to overturn this order, but the subsequent court decisions have affirmed the RoS's authority and validated Dr Subramaniam's presidency.

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