India, Oct. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea against six AIADMK MLAs who voluntarily resigned from their seats after voting against the party whip and subsequently joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana rejected a plea filed by advocate K Suthan challenging a Madras High Court order dismissing his plea. "Somebody resigns and becomes minister, it's part of political process," the bench said while rejecting the plea.

The high court on September 24 dismissed the PIL seeking framing of an "Election Expenditure Security" mechanism and five-year disqualification of the six AIADMK defectors, observing that the right to resign a le...