New Delhi, June 16 -- The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged horse-trading by functionaries of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which purportedly resulted in four AIADMK MLAs resigning from the party and joining the ruling outfit in Tamil Nadu.

A bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan questioned the maintainability of the plea and observed that a CBI investigation could not be ordered into the issue without any material or evidence indicating foul play or corrupt practices behind the resignation of the four legislators.

The Court held that the petition was founded on mere suspicion and lacked the...