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Separately, a division bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the appeals from AIADMK leader Edappady K Palaniswami (EPS) challenging the orders of a single judge, which among other things nullified the July 11 general council meeting(GC) of the party and directed both the sides to maintain status-quo as of June 23, 2022, the other side being the one led by O Panneerselvam. The Madras HC was also informed that all the cases pertaining to the attack and ransacking of the AIADMK headquarters here on July 11 have been transferred to the state’s premier investigation wing, the Crime Branch CID for further probe.

In other news, Pachaiyappa’s College in Chennai suspended the head of its Tamil department on Thursday after she was allegedly heard defaming a scheduled caste community while speaking to a student over the phone. Associate professor P Anuradha was suspended for two months after the college received complaints including from a professor of the department, a Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi member and the Students Federation of India, said an order issued by C Duraikannu, secretary of the Pachiayappa’s Trust, which runs the college. Also, a village administrative officer (VAO) and revenue inspector (RI) were arrested on Thursday in separate cases for allegedly demanding and receiving bribe, said the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) said.