Justice M. Dhandapani of the Madras High Court on Monday recused from hearing a case filed by Murasoli Trust in 2019 to restrain the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes (NCSC) from hearing a complaint made by a BJP office bearer accusing the trust of squatting on over 12 grounds of Panchami land at Kodambakkam in Chennai.

The judge decided to not hear the matter since he had dealt with another case related to the trust when he was a lawyer. He directed the High Court Registry to list the present writ petition before Justice Anita Sumanth as per the standing instructions in place with respect to listing of