SC Issues Notice On Plea By MGP Leader Seeking Directions To Goa Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 2 MLAs
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea By MGP Leader Seeking Directions To Goa Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 2 MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly on a plea filed by Maharashtrawadi Gowantak Party Leader Sudin Dhavalikar, seeking issuance of directions to the Speaker to decide disqualification petition filed against 2 defected MGP MLA's, pending since May 5, 2019.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramanium. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly on a plea filed by Maharashtrawadi Gowantak Party Leader Sudin Dhavalikar, seeking issuance of directions to the Speaker to decide disqualification petition filed against 2 defected MGP MLA's, pending since May 5, 2019. The instant plea contends that the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Goa has "abandoned his jurisdiction/duty to decide disqualification petition which has been pending since May 3, 2019" and that it has been more than a year since the issue surfaced. Notably, the instant petition has been tagged with Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar's plea which has also sought restraining the 10 defected MLA's to BJP from officiating as MLA's and Ministers and that the Speaker has violated the deadline of 3 months to decide disqualification which has been set by the Supreme Court in its recent ruling pertaining to the Manipur MLA Defection issue.

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Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar
3 days, 1 hour ago

Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a cheating case against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar concerning alleged lang grabbing and fraudulent sale of property by Arolkar A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the appeal filed by Arolkar against Bombay High Court's decision to dismiss a petition filed by Arolkar seeking the quashing of the cheating …

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Speaker Pramila Mallik disqualifies MLAs Dhali, Nayak for defection

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Speaker Pramila Mallik has disqualified two sitting MLAs, former minister Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak, who recently joined BJP after resigning from BJD, as members of the Assembly. The Speaker in separate orders issued for the MLAs said Dhali, an elected member of the Jayadev Assembly constituency, and Nayak, an elected member of the Telkoi Assembly constituency, have incurred …

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-Led NCP Faction Moves Bombay High Court Against Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Sharad Pawar-Led NCP's MLAs
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-Led NCP Faction Moves Bombay High Court Against Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Sharad Pawar-Led NCP's MLAs

Live Law  

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction on Tuesday filed a plea in the Bombay High Court challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's decision not to disqualify MLAs belonging to Sharad Pawar's faction of NCP. The plea claimed that once Ajit Pawar's-faction was declared as the real NCP, MLAs of the rival faction ought to have been disqualified. …

Supreme Court gives Maharashtra Speaker last chance to set timeline for anti-defection proceedings against CM Shinde’s camp
1 year, 2 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 …

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker
1 year, 3 months ago

Disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs: Not interested in delay but won’t hurry either, says Maharashtra Speaker

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has said he would not delay the decision regarding the disqualification pleas against Shiv Sena MLAs but won’t rush in either which could result in the “miscarriage of justice”. Mr. Narwekar was speaking to reporters on September 18 evening after the Supreme Court directed him to spell out the timeline within a week for adjudication …

Post-SC verdict, all eyes on Maharashtra Speaker Narwekar
1 year, 7 months ago

Post-SC verdict, all eyes on Maharashtra Speaker Narwekar

The Hindu  

With the Supreme Court on May 11 ruling in the Maharashtra political row case that “the Speaker must decide on the disqualification petitions within a reasonable period,” all eyes are now on Speaker Rahul Narwekar. The five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on May 11 did not decide on the disqualification petitions filed by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and …

'Only Speaker Can Take Call on MLAs' Disqualification, Shinde Govt Stable': Rahul Narwekar Ahead of SC Judgment
1 year, 7 months ago

'Only Speaker Can Take Call on MLAs' Disqualification, Shinde Govt Stable': Rahul Narwekar Ahead of SC Judgment

News 18  

The political cauldron is simmering in Maharashtra once again with the Supreme Court set to decide on the Sena vs Sena battle on Thursday. Therefore, to maintain constitutional discipline, I am sure the court won’t intervene in the decision-making powers of the Speaker.” The Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena had filed a disqualification plea against 16 MLAs, including …

High court should not interfere with proceedings: Goa Speaker
1 year, 10 months ago

High court should not interfere with proceedings: Goa Speaker

Hindustan Times  

The Goa speaker has told the Bombay high court at Goa that, as per precedents, the high court should refrain from issuing directions to dispose of a disqualification petition in a time-bound manner. Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Ramesh Tawadkar The matter relates to a petition by former Congress president Girish Chodankar who sought that the high court must direct …

Row erupts in Goa Assembly after Opposition MLA calls Speaker ‘employee of CM’
2 years ago

Row erupts in Goa Assembly after Opposition MLA calls Speaker ‘employee of CM’

Hindustan Times  

A row erupted in the Goa Assembly on Tuesday, a day after Goa Forward Party MLA Vijai Sardesai called Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar an 'employee of the CM'. Opposition MLAs from the Congress, the GFP, the Aam Aadmi Party, and the Revolutionary Goans were due to meet the Speaker on Tuesday, seeking a Private Members' Day during the January session of …

Anti-Defection Law : 2/3rds Of Legislature Party Is Sufficient For Valid Merger? Supreme Court To Decide In Goa MLAs Case
2 years, 1 month ago

Anti-Defection Law : 2/3rds Of Legislature Party Is Sufficient For Valid Merger? Supreme Court To Decide In Goa MLAs Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Cour will hear Goa Congress Chief Girish Chodankar's petition challenging the Bombay High Court's order upholding the Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker's order dismissing his petition seeking the disqualification of 12 Goa MLAs, after a year. This view is challenged on the ground that 2/3rds of the entire political party, instead of the legislature party, has to be taken …

SC refers Thackeray-Shinde row to Constitution Bench
2 years, 4 months ago

SC refers Thackeray-Shinde row to Constitution Bench

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred the battle between Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the "real" Shiv Sena to a Constitution Bench. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said the dispute raises "important constitutional questions relating to interpretation of Schedule 10 of the Constitution pertaining to disqualification, as well as the …

Goa Congress seeks disqualification of MLAs Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat for trying to engineer split
2 years, 5 months ago

Goa Congress seeks disqualification of MLAs Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat for trying to engineer split

India Today  

The Congress on Monday filed petitions with the Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar seeking disqualification of its MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat for trying to engineer a split in the party. On Sunday, out of the total 11 Congress MLAs in the state, five -- Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat, Kedar Naik, Rajesh Faldesai and Delialah Lobo -- had gone …

SC asks Speaker not to proceed with disqualification plea of Uddhav faction Sena MLAs
2 years, 5 months ago

SC asks Speaker not to proceed with disqualification plea of Uddhav faction Sena MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the newly-elected Maharashtra Assembly speaker not to proceed with the plea seeking disqualification of MLAs of Shiv Sena faction led by former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior advocates led by Kapil …

No Illegality In Issuing Disqualification Notices To Eknath Shinde & 15 Shiv Sena Rebels : Maharashtra Deputy Speaker To Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

No Illegality In Issuing Disqualification Notices To Eknath Shinde & 15 Shiv Sena Rebels : Maharashtra Deputy Speaker To Supreme Court

Live Law  

Opposing the petitions preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde against the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to rebel MLAs for proceedings under the tenth schedule of the Constitution over alleged defection, Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Sitaram Zirwal has submitted before the Top Court that. Opposing the petitions preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde against …

BREAKING| Maharashtra Crisis- Supreme Court Extends Time Till July12 For Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs To Respond To Dy.Speaker's Disqualification Notice
2 years, 6 months ago

BREAKING| Maharashtra Crisis- Supreme Court Extends Time Till July12 For Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs To Respond To Dy.Speaker's Disqualification Notice

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the time for Eknath Shinde and 15 other rebel MLAs in the Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly, to file written response to the Deputy Speaker's disqualification notice till July 12. The Court was hearing the petition preferred by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to rebel …

Maharashtra Political Crisis : Eknath Shinde Approaches Supreme Court Against Disqualification Notices Issued To Rebel MLAs
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Political Crisis : Eknath Shinde Approaches Supreme Court Against Disqualification Notices Issued To Rebel MLAs

Live Law  

The Maharashtra political crisis has reached the Supreme Court with the rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde filing a writ petition challenging the disqualification notices issued by the Deputy Speaker to rebel MLAs for proceedings under the tenth schedule of the Constitution over alleged defection.A vacation bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala will hear the. The Maharashtra political …

Disqualification notices sent to 16 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, tussle heats up
2 years, 6 months ago

Disqualification notices sent to 16 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, tussle heats up

Hindustan Times  

With the Eknath Shinde-led faction refusing to come to the negotiating table, Maharashtra assembly deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal on Saturday began the process of disqualification of rebel legislators. Summons have been issued to 16 MLAs, including Shinde, asking them to file a written reply by Monday evening to a disqualification petition filed by Shiv Sena. You can file a written …

In Goa, BJP nominates Ramesh Tawadkar as Speaker of newly-elected assembly
2 years, 9 months ago

In Goa, BJP nominates Ramesh Tawadkar as Speaker of newly-elected assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Ramesh Tawadkar, a former minister and a member of the scheduled tribes’ community for the post of Speaker for the newly elected Goa legislative assembly. The BJP has nominated Ramesh Tawadkar, a former minister, for the post of Speaker for the newly elected Goa legislative assembly. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that Tawadkar …

Pleas to disqualify 12 Goa MLAs who joined BJP rejected by Bombay High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Pleas to disqualify 12 Goa MLAs who joined BJP rejected by Bombay High Court

Hindustan Times  

The petitions by the Congress and the MGP that sought the disqualification of 12 Goa MLAs who had defected to the BJP in 2019 was rejected by the Bombay High Court on Thursday. Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar's last year's decision to dismiss two petitions seeking disqualification "cannot be said to be militating against the object of introduction of the Tenth …

Goa: Bombay HC to pronounce verdict in Congress-MGP disqualification pleas today
2 years, 10 months ago

Goa: Bombay HC to pronounce verdict in Congress-MGP disqualification pleas today

Hindustan Times  

PANAJI: The Bombay high court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict on a plea seeking disqualification of 12 MLAs - 10 Congress and 2 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party - who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that since they constituted two-thirds of the MLAs who were switching parties, it was a valid merger and not a defection under the 10th …

Goa Assembly elections: Trinamool Congress announces pre-poll alliance with MGP
3 years, 1 month ago

Goa Assembly elections: Trinamool Congress announces pre-poll alliance with MGP

India Today  

A week before TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s second visit to Goa in two months, the party sealed a pre-poll alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party on Monday. Our alliance is a wonderful blend since TMC has the fighting spirit and MGP has a long-rooted history in Goa" MGP President Deepak Dhavalikar met Mahua Moitra and …

12 BJP MLAs Moves SC Challenging Their Suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for One Year
3 years, 5 months ago

12 BJP MLAs Moves SC Challenging Their Suspension from Maharashtra Assembly for One Year

News 18  

Twelve BJP MLAs from Maharashtra on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging their one-year suspension from the state Legislative Assembly for alleged misbehaviour with the presiding officer. On July 5, these 12 MLAs were suspended from the Assembly for one year after the state government had accused them of "misbehaving" with presiding officer Bhaskar Jadhav in the Speaker's chamber. Advocate …

Goa Assembly Speaker Agrees To Pass Orders On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs Who Moved From Congress To BJP: SG Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Goa Assembly Speaker Agrees To Pass Orders On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs Who Moved From Congress To BJP: SG Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Supreme Court has on Tuesday been told that the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly has agreed to pass its final order regarding disqualification of the MLAs who moved from Congress to BJP. the Bench added Further SG Mehta took instructions and informed the Court that the Speaker was ready to pass orders on 22nd April. At this juncture, the …

Goa Assembly Speaker to Consider Disqualification Plea Against 10 MLAs on Feb 26, SC Told
3 years, 10 months ago

Goa Assembly Speaker to Consider Disqualification Plea Against 10 MLAs on Feb 26, SC Told

News 18  

The Supreme Court was Wednesday told that Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly would consider on February 26 the petition filed by a Congress leader seeking disqualification of 10 MLAs, who had joined BJP in July 2019. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General appearing for the Respondent, states that the disqualification petition has been listed by the Respondent – the Speaker Goa State …

Plea In Supreme Court Seeking Direction To Maharashtra Governor To Frame Parameters For Nomination Of MLAs
4 years, 2 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeking Direction To Maharashtra Governor To Frame Parameters For Nomination Of MLAs

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction upon the Governor of Maharashtra to frame criteria for the purpose of nomination to the Legislative Council of the State, in terms of Article 171 of the Constitution. The Petitioner has drawn the Court's attention towards clause 5 of Article 171 of the Constitution, which reads as …

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Restraining Defected Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs From Officiating As Ministers
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Restraining Defected Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs From Officiating As Ministers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly on the reason for not taking a decision on petitions seeking disqualification of 22 defecting MLAs from the Indian National Congress to Bhartiya Janata Party.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice on a plea filed by Congress MLA Vinay …

SC Allows Arun Shourie, N Ram & Prashant Bhushan to Withdraw Plea on Contempt Law
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Allows Arun Shourie, N Ram & Prashant Bhushan to Withdraw Plea on Contempt Law

News 18  

The Supreme Court Thursday allowed former Union minister Arun Shourie, journalist N Ram and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan to withdraw their plea challenging the constitutional validity of a legal provision dealing with criminal contempt for "scandalizing the court". A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra was informed by senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who was representing the petitioners, that they want to …

Plea Seeking Directions To Goa Assembly Speaker For Disqualification Of 10 MLAs: SC To Hear Tomorrow
4 years, 5 months ago

Plea Seeking Directions To Goa Assembly Speaker For Disqualification Of 10 MLAs: SC To Hear Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the disqualification petition against 10 MLAs who defected from the Congress to the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party.The hearing, which was scheduled to August 7 by an order dated June 16, wherein a bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & MR Shah had issued "early notice" returnable within four weeks, to …

SC Issues Notice On DMK MLA's Plea To Direct TN Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 11 AIADMK MLAs
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On DMK MLA's Plea To Direct TN Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 11 AIADMK MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed by DMK Leader R. Sakkrapani which seeks for a direction to the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker to immediately decide the Disqualification Petition regarding 11 MLAs who had voted against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in 2017. The failure of the Speaker to take even a single step …

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Direct Goa Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Direct Goa Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 10 MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea seeking to direct the Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly to take a decision on the disqualification of 10 defected Congress MLA's within one month.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & MR Shah issued "early notice" returnable within three weeks, on the plea filed by Mr. Girish …

Deferring Disqualification of Political Defectors: Why SC Asked Parliament to 'Rethink' Powers of Speaker
4 years, 11 months ago

Deferring Disqualification of Political Defectors: Why SC Asked Parliament to 'Rethink' Powers of Speaker

News 18  

New Delhi: In September, 1997, Mayawati kept her side of the bargain and handed over the reins of the coalition government in Uttar Pradesh to Kalyan Singh. Speaker's order not only saved the day for the defecting MLAs but also the Kalyan Singh government helping BJP to remain in power for the next four years or the entire duration of …

Supreme Court upholds disqualification of Karnataka rebel MLAs, but allows them to contest 5 December bypolls
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court upholds disqualification of Karnataka rebel MLAs, but allows them to contest 5 December bypolls

Firstpost  

However, the apex court upheld disqualification of these MLAs from the Karnataka Assembly on the orders of the then Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the deck for the 17 disqualified Congress-JD MLAs of Karnataka to re-contest the upcoming Assembly by-elections. However, the apex court upheld disqualification of these MLAs from the state Assembly on …

Karnataka Crisis : SC Agrees To Hear Plea Of 5 More Rebel MLAs
5 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka Crisis : SC Agrees To Hear Plea Of 5 More Rebel MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear plea of five more rebel Congress MLAs to be impleaded in the pending petition of 10 legislators seeking a direction to the Karnataka Assembly Speaker to accept their resignation. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi accepted the oral request made by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the rebel MLAs, …

'Speaker Not Accepting Resignation': SC Agrees To Hear 10 Karnataka Rebel MLAs' Plea Tomorrow [Read Petition]
5 years, 5 months ago

'Speaker Not Accepting Resignation': SC Agrees To Hear 10 Karnataka Rebel MLAs' Plea Tomorrow [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Amidst the political crisis in Karnataka, the Supreme Court agrees to hear on Thursday the plea of the rebel MLAs alleging that the Speaker has failed in his constitutional duty and is on purpose procrastinating the acceptance of their resignations. The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi and Advocate Shubhranshu Padhi on behalf …

Supreme Court doesn't entertain AAP MLA's plea against disqualification
5 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court doesn't entertain AAP MLA's plea against disqualification

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Devender Sehrawat challenging the disqualification notice served on him by the Delhi Assembly Secretariat under the anti-defection law. Besides Sehrawat, another AAP MLA, Anil Bajpai, has also been served the notice after he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The notice to Sehrawat was served after …

SC to hear Friday rebel AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat's plea challenging disqualification notice
5 years, 6 months ago

SC to hear Friday rebel AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat's plea challenging disqualification notice

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea by rebel AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat challenging the disqualification notice under the anti-defection law issued to him by the Delhi Assembly Secretariat for allegedly joining the BJP before the Lok Sabha polls. A vacation bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai on Thursday told senior advocate Soli …

SC Stays Disqualification Proceedings Against Two AIADMK MLAs
5 years, 8 months ago

SC Stays Disqualification Proceedings Against Two AIADMK MLAs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Monday stayed disqualification proceedings against two AIADMK MLAs who were served notice by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker for allegedly indulging in "anti-party" activities. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta also issued notices on the plea filed by two AIADMK MLAs V T Kalaiselvan and. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi …

Sudin Dhavalikar seeks disqualification of 2 former MGP MLAs
5 years, 8 months ago

Sudin Dhavalikar seeks disqualification of 2 former MGP MLAs

The Hindu  

Former Goa Deputy Chief Minister and lone MLA of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Sudin Dhavalikar on Friday filed a petition before the acting Speaker seeking disqualification of two former party MLAs, who joined the BJP on March 27. In his petition, Mr. Dhavalikar claimed that the “bedroom merger” of two MGP MLAs — Manohar Ajgaonkar and Dipak Pauskar — in the …

Notice issued to Goa acting speaker over MGP merger in BJP
5 years, 8 months ago

Notice issued to Goa acting speaker over MGP merger in BJP

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court at Goa on April 22 issued notices to the office of the Goa Speaker, among others, following a petition seeking quashing of acting Speaker Michael Lobo’s order of March 27, approving a merger of a breakaway group of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party into the BJP. “For a merger of any political party the procedure contemplated under …

We will withdraw support to Goa's BJP govt, says MGP chief Deepak Dhavalikar; party to back Congress in Lok Sabha polls
5 years, 8 months ago

We will withdraw support to Goa's BJP govt, says MGP chief Deepak Dhavalikar; party to back Congress in Lok Sabha polls

Firstpost  

MGP president Deepak Dhavalikar said his party will support Congress for Lok Sabha election and Mapusa bypoll in Goa on 23 April, while announcing his decision to withdraw support to the Pramod Sawant government Panaji: The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Friday said it would soon withdraw support to the BJP government in Goa. The MGP has expressed support to the Congress …

With Manohar Parrikar's passing away, search for new Goa CM set to begin
5 years, 9 months ago

With Manohar Parrikar's passing away, search for new Goa CM set to begin

India Today  

With the demise of chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday, the BJP-led coalition in Goa has to search for a new leader to replace him. The Congress is currently the single largest party in the state with 14 MLAs while the BJP has 13 in the 40-member Goa assembly. The strength House has been reduced to 36 due to demise …

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