SC Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih scheduled the matter for February 10 and instructed Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to consult the Speaker and provide their views on what would be a reasonable timeframe. The issue began when a Single Bench of the Telangana High Court directed the Speaker to set a schedule for hearing the disqualification petitions within four weeks. However, in an appeal, a Division Bench overturned this decision, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, where it was stated that the Speaker must decide disqualification petitions within a "reasonable period." Challenging the Division Bench’s order, which set aside the directive for the Speaker to fix a hearing schedule within four weeks, MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy has now approached the Supreme Court.

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BRS boycotts Telangana CM’s speech over comments on KCR
1 week ago

BRS boycotts Telangana CM’s speech over comments on KCR

The Hindu  

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Operation successful, patient dead? Top court on BRS MLAs disqualification 'delay'
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Telangana government and others over petitions alleging that the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker has delayed deciding on disqualification pleas against seven Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLAs who contested on a BRS ticket, but defected to the ruling Congress. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih sought responses from the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Ought To Have Ensured Timely Filing Of Petition: Telangana HC Declines To Condone Over 5-Yr Delay By Judicial Officer In Challenging Dismissal

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a judicial officer challenging her dismissal order that was issued in 2019. The petitioner had approached the court contending that although her dismissal order was passed in 2019, she could not approach the court at an earlier date due to her non-cooperative counsel. The division bench of Justice P …

BRS MLAs disqualification row: Rights of political party can't be frustrated, says SC
1 month, 1 week ago

BRS MLAs disqualification row: Rights of political party can't be frustrated, says SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Feb. 10: In a democracy, rights of a party couldn't be permitted to be frustrated, the Supreme Court on Monday said while asking the "reasonable time" for Telangana Assembly speaker to decide pleas for disqualification of BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress. A high court division bench had said the state legislative assembly speaker must decide on …

BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress

Live Law  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi and its MLAs have moved the Supreme Court assailing the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker's delay in deciding disqualification petitions filed in respect of 7 MLAs who contested the 2023 Assembly elections on BRS ticket but later joined the ruling Congress party in the state. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran recently listed the …

10 BRS defectors served notice by Telangana assembly
1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 BRS defectors served notice by Telangana assembly

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad Telangana state assembly secretary Dr V Narasimha Charyulu on Tuesday issued notices to 10 lawmakers belonging to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi who defected to the ruling Congress last year, people familiar with the matter said. 10 BRS defectors served notice by Telangana assembly The notices were issued acting on a batch of petitions filed by the BRS to state …

BRS MLAs' Defection To Congress | 'What Would Be A Reasonable Period To Decide Disqualification Pleas?' Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS MLAs' Defection To Congress | 'What Would Be A Reasonable Period To Decide Disqualification Pleas?' Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly

Live Law  

In a petition filed by Telangana MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy pertaining to the defection of 3 MLAs from his party to the ruling Congress party, the Supreme Court recently asked the State Legislative Assembly as to what would be a "reasonable period" for deciding the disqualification pleas filed against the defecting MLAs.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih …

SC asks Speaker office what is ‘reasonable time’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC asks Speaker office what is ‘reasonable time’

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the office of the Telangana Assembly Speaker what constituted ‘reasonable time’ according to the Speaker to take a decision on the disqualification petitions filed by the BRS against its MLAs who had defected to the Congress. The court gave ten days to counsel for the Assembly secretary to convey the Speaker's perception on …

BRS moves Supreme Court for action against defected MLAs
2 months ago

BRS moves Supreme Court for action against defected MLAs

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has stepped up its efforts for action against defected MLAs by filing two petitions in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking disqualification of 10 legislators who switched allegiance to the ruling Congress party. The BRS has filed a Special Leave Petition against three MLAs — Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari, and Tellam Venkat Rao — and a …

BRS goes to SC against turncoat MLAs
2 months ago

BRS goes to SC against turncoat MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Thursday took its battle with the Congress for disqualification of 10 of its MLAs, who defected to the ruling party, to the Supreme Court by filing two petitions. The party, in its petitions, urged the apex court to take up the matter quickly and deliver its pronouncement directing the Telangana Assembly Speaker to take action within …

Bombay HC upholds Goa Speaker's decision to not disqualify 8 Congress MLAs
2 months ago

Bombay HC upholds Goa Speaker's decision to not disqualify 8 Congress MLAs

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar's decision to not disqualify the eight Congress MLAs who joined the ruling BJP in the coastal state on September 14, 2022. On November 1 last year, Tawadkar dismissed the disqualification petition against MLAs Digambar Kamat, Aleixo Sequeira, Sankalp Amonkar, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rudolf Fernandes and …

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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Constitution Of India

Live Law  

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Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao In Formula E Race "Scam" Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao In Formula E Race "Scam" Case

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the FIR lodged against BRS MLA KT Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power. Rao's counsel argued that the FIR was politically motivated, premature and instituted without conducting a preliminary enquiry as mandated by multiple Supreme Court judgements. It was …

Telangana HC Slams AP, Telangana for Delay in Margadarsi Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC Slams AP, Telangana for Delay in Margadarsi Case

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday expressed anger at the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments for the delay in submitting their contentions on the criminal proceedings against Margadarsi Financiers and its chairman, the late Ch. After re-commencing hearing in June 2024, following the directions of the Supreme Court, the Telangana High Court directed the Telangana and AP governments to …

Telangana HC stays sessions judge decision on KCR, BRS MLA Harish Rao
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC stays sessions judge decision on KCR, BRS MLA Harish Rao

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In major relief to former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao, Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday stayed a decision of the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district court to allow the numbering of a private petition against them. The high court criticised the sessions judge’s decision to review the chief munsif magistrate’s …

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. “It is pertinent to mention that respondent No.5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners on 09.10.2015, subsequent to the report submitted by the …

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker
3 months, 1 week ago

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the decision of the Goa assembly speaker to reject the disqualification petition of the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling BJP. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar asked Congress leader Girish Chodankar, who filed the plea in the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To BRS MLA In Alleged Phone Tapping Case

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has directed Police officials not to arrest BRS MLA T. Harish Rao accused of allegedly tapping the phones of Politician and social worker Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud. However, investigation may go on and the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigating officer by furnishing information and documents, as sought by him.” Background: The case originated when the defacto …

'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the challenge to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozepur, Punjab. The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea challenging the two circulars issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur through which the seat of the sarpanch of the village as …

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications
4 months ago

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana high court on Friday refused to interfere in the powers of legislative assembly speaker G Prasad Kumar to decide on the disqualification of lawmakers who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi into the Congress, further directing the speaker to deal with the pleas within “reasonable time G Prasad Kumar A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and …

Telangana High Court Asks Assembly Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against MLAs Who Defected From BRS 'Within Reasonable Time'
4 months ago

Telangana High Court Asks Assembly Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against MLAs Who Defected From BRS 'Within Reasonable Time'

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court on Friday set aside a September order of the single judge which had directed the Secretary of the legislative Assembly to place the disqualification pleas pending against MLAs–who defected from Bharat Rashtra Samithi –before the Assembly Speaker to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks.In doing so the high court said that Speaker of. The …

Maheshwar Reddy Urges Telangana HC to Dismiss Appeal on Disqualification
4 months, 1 week ago

Maheshwar Reddy Urges Telangana HC to Dismiss Appeal on Disqualification

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Aleti Maheshwar Reddy, BJP floor leader in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, contended before the Telangana High Court that the secretary of the Legislative Assembly lacks the legal right to file an appeal challenging the orders of the single judge in the issue related to disqualification of BRS members, who had defected. Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who won the Assembly …

PIL against defections: Telangana HC notices to 10 turncoat MLAs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL against defections: Telangana HC notices to 10 turncoat MLAs

New Indian Express  

A bench of the Telangana High Court issued notices to 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress after the 2023 Assembly elections without resigning from the pink party. The court was hearing a PIL filed by Praja Shanti Party chief KA Paul, seeking the disqualification of these MLAs for violating the anti-defection provisions under the Tenth Schedule of the …

Plea Against Silence on EWS Quota in Medical Seats
6 months, 1 week ago

Plea Against Silence on EWS Quota in Medical Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Kamareddy BJP MLA Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy filed a petition before the Telangana High Court seeking directions to the Union and state governments to issue guidelines or amendments to GOs of rules for admissions into MBBS, BDS and PG Medical courses for the academic year 2024-25 by implementing EWS reservations. He complained that despite the communication addressed by the …

Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court today directed the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks to decide upon the disqualification pleas preferred by the BRS and BJP MLAs against the defection of three BRS MLAs to the Congress Party.The bench comprising Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy stated that since there's no information as to …

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana seeking to prevent the Telangana Governor from nominating members of the State Legislative Council.While the Court declined to pass an order of status quo on the nomination of Member of Legislative Council, it clarified that. The Supreme Court …

Telangana HC questions delay in speaker's decision on BRS MLAs' disqualification
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC questions delay in speaker's decision on BRS MLAs' disqualification

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court raised concerns over the prolonged delay in the Assembly Speaker addressing disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress. During the adjudication of a batch of writ petitions filed seeking direction to the Speaker to take action, Justice Vijaysen questioned Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy about the timeframe …

Telangana: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday held a marathon hearing in the petitions seeking directions to the Speaker to disqualify BRS MLAs Danam Nagender, Kadiam Srihari and Tellam Venkat Rao for defecting to the Congress. After the completion of arguments from the side of the defected MLAs, Supreme Court advocate Aryama Sundaram submitted arguments on behalf of the petitioners, …

Telangana CM hints membership cancellation of MLAs like KCR government did for violating House norms
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana CM hints membership cancellation of MLAs like KCR government did for violating House norms

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy hinted that MLA membership could be cancelled or suspended if members wilfully violate the House norms, and recalled how the previous BRS government cancelled the membership of Congress MLAs Komatireddy Venkata Reddy and A. Sampath Kumar just for raising an objection. “The government is not in favour of suspensions and expulsions of members but …

Defections of MLAs: HC adjourns hearing on BRS petitions
8 months ago

Defections of MLAs: HC adjourns hearing on BRS petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the BRS petitions to July 22. Advocate General A. Sudershan Reddy argued before Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in the writ petitions. He submitted that he required more time to put forth his arguments in the batch of writ petitions and cited the five-judge bench order passed by the Supreme …

Telangana: BRS seeks disqualification of all 10 defected MLAs who joined Congress
8 months ago

Telangana: BRS seeks disqualification of all 10 defected MLAs who joined Congress

India TV News  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday urged Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar to disqualify all 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress party. The BRS leader said since the party had already petitioned the Speaker for the disqualification of D Nagender, they demanded the disqualification of the remaining nine MLAs. The BRS leaders brought to the Speaker’s notice …

Telangana HC adjourns BRS chief’s writ petition against one-man panel to Friday
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC adjourns BRS chief’s writ petition against one-man panel to Friday

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, adjourned the writ petition filed by former chief minister K Chandrasekar Rao seeking stay on Justice L Narasimha Reddy Commission’s inquiry into the alleged irregularities in power sector during the BRS regime. 9 Energy Department, dated March 14, 2024, which constituted …

Ending defections: On politics in Telangana
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ending defections: On politics in Telangana

The Hindu  

With the defection of MLA M. Sanjay Kumar, who represents the Jagtial constituency in Telangana, from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the ruling Congress, the strength of the principal Opposition has come down from 39 to 33 in the State Assembly. Despite winning 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, Telangana’s first Chief Minister, the BRS’s K. Chandrashekhar Rao, effected a …

Telangana HC Orders Swift Action on Complaint Against CM Reddy
9 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC Orders Swift Action on Complaint Against CM Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a private complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over his remarks on the BJP during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign, Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court directed the special court for excise cases at Hyderabad to conduct proceedings and decide the complaint as expeditiously as possible in accordance with the law. The judge was …

Justice at midnight: Telangana HC sets benchmark in deciding cases
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice at midnight: Telangana HC sets benchmark in deciding cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In perhaps the first instance of addressing legal matters till the last petition during vacation time, the vacation benches of the Telangana High Court held the proceedings till late Thursday night. The vacation benches held by Justice Bollam Vijaysen Reddy and Justice Laxminarayana Alishetty respectively held the court proceedings on Thursday from 10.30 am till the wee hours of …

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit moved a lunch motion in the Telangana High Court here on Thursday challenging the adjournment to July 6 of its private criminal complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accusing the latter of making provoking and defamatory remarks against it during an election campaign meeting at Khammam a few weeks ago. Represented by its …

Voters Have No Locus to Seek Disqualification of MLAs: HC
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters Have No Locus to Seek Disqualification of MLAs: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court refused to entertain a writ petition from a voter seeking the disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagendar on the grounds of his defection to the Congress from the BRS. The judge questioned petitioner’s counsel Bommineni Vivekananda on the locus in filing the petition and directed him to show one judgment of the Supreme Court or …

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC
1 year ago

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC

Hindustan Times  

Six former Congress MLAs are contemplating the withdrawal of their plea from the Supreme Court in which they have challenged an order of the Himachal Pradesh Speaker disqualifying them from the assembly. A highly placed source close to the former MLAs said a move to withdraw the plea from the court is on the cards as they want to contest …

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday listed for January 22 hearing of an appeal filed by the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction against the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s decision to dismiss disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the MLAs supporting him, holding them as the “real” Shiv Sena. “‘Shinde faction’ was the ‘real Shiv Sena political party’ when the …

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas
1 year, 2 months ago

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas

Live Law  

An application has been filed on behalf of Shiv Sena questioning the impartiality of Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar in deciding the disqualification petitions filed against the members of the Eknath Shinde faction.It is alleged in the application that the Speaker met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the latter's official residence on January 7, when just three. An application has been …

Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification on Jan 10
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification on Jan 10

Hindustan Times  

The fate of 53 MLAs, including chief minister Eknath Shinde, from both factions of Shiv Sena will be decided on January 10 when assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar is expected to pronounce his verdict on their disqualification, thus bringing the curtain down on the battle for the original party name and symbol. Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification …

More time likely to be sought to decide Shiv Sena disqualification petitions
1 year, 3 months ago

More time likely to be sought to decide Shiv Sena disqualification petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: As the hearing on disqualification petitions against 52 Shiv Sena MLAs enters the final stage of arguments, there is still a question mark on whether Speaker Rahul Narwekar will be able to decide them before December 31. The Uddhav Thackeray faction has filed disqualification petitions against 38 MLAs on the ground that they defied party whips and indulged in …

Remove Speaker's Power To Decide Disqualification Under 10th Schedule Of Constitution, Let HC Decide Instead : Arvind Datar
1 year, 3 months ago

Remove Speaker's Power To Decide Disqualification Under 10th Schedule Of Constitution, Let HC Decide Instead : Arvind Datar

Live Law  

The Speaker's power to decide the disqualification of elected members defecting from their original political party under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution should be removed and should instead be given to the High Court in the form of election petitions, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar said while delivering the KT Desai Memorial Lecture on Monday. But by nature the Speaker …

Welcome assertion: The Hindu Editorial on the defection issue and the Supreme Court’s deadline for the Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 4 months ago

Welcome assertion: The Hindu Editorial on the defection issue and the Supreme Court’s deadline for the Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

November 01, 2023 12:20 am | Updated 12:20 am IST It is a welcome sign of judicial assertion that the Supreme Court of India has fixed a deadline for the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to adjudicate on petitions seeking the disqualification of members who had broken away from the leadership of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party. It is …

SC directs Maha assembly speaker to decide disqualification petitions by Dec 31
1 year, 4 months ago

SC directs Maha assembly speaker to decide disqualification petitions by Dec 31

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Observing that the sanctity of the 10th schedule of the Constitution should be maintained, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other's MLAs on or before December 31. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said …

SC puts Maharashtra Speaker on a deadline to decide defection pleas against breakaway Shiv Sena, NCP lawmakers
1 year, 4 months ago

SC puts Maharashtra Speaker on a deadline to decide defection pleas against breakaway Shiv Sena, NCP lawmakers

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 30 directed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions filed under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution against the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde camp in the Shiv Sena dispute by December 31, 2023. Chandrachud ordered the Speaker, in his capacity as a tribunal under the Tenth Schedule, to decide the disqualification petitions against …

Deadline set for Maha Speaker to decide on NCP, Sena disqualification petitions
1 year, 4 months ago

Deadline set for Maha Speaker to decide on NCP, Sena disqualification petitions

Live Mint  

Supreme Court on 30 October directed the Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide by December 31 the disqualification petitions against Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and the MLAs who backed him during the rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray last year. This order from the SC came as earlier on 17 October, it had granted state assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a …

Supreme Court gives Maharashtra Speaker last chance to set timeline for anti-defection proceedings against CM Shinde’s camp
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court gives Maharashtra Speaker last chance to set timeline for anti-defection proceedings against CM Shinde’s camp

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 17 gave Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar a final opportunity to frame a realistic time schedule to hear and decide the anti-defection proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs. ‘Cannot defeat SC orders’ On October 13, Chief Justice Chandrachud said the Speaker had disregarded the court’s September 18 order to prepare a schedule …

Narwekar Says No Deadline given by SC to decide Disqualification Petitions
1 year, 5 months ago

Narwekar Says No Deadline given by SC to decide Disqualification Petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul on Saturday said that the Supreme Court has not directed him to decide disqualification of Shiv Sena MLAs within two months. Nowhere it has given a deadline of two months,” Mr. Narwekar said. Earlier, Narwekar held three hearings of the MLAs from both Sena factions and is expected to give his decision on the Thackeray …

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