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- The Supreme Court heard a petition from Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee demanding a fixed timeline for the disqualification of 20 rebel party MPs.
- The MPs are accused of joining the Nationalist Citizens Party of India in violation of the anti-defection law.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued against court-imposed schedules for the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- The court recorded the rebel MPs' commitment to file their formal replies within four weeks and scheduled the next hearing accordingly.
What to watch next
- Submission of replies by the rebel MPs within the four-week period
- Future court proceedings on the disqualification petitions
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Tushar Mehta
Solicitor General
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“not fix the Speaker’s schedule”
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…proceedings under the anti-defection law. Mr. Banerjee has sought a time-bound decision on the disqualification of the rebel MPs. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Speaker, urged the court to “ not fix the Speaker’s schedule ”. This was after Justice Joymalya Bagchi, who is part of the Bench, asked Mr. Mehta to submit a timeline on the disqualification proceedings. “The Supreme Court monitoring is not necessary,” Mr. Mehta stressed. Senior…
“The Supreme Court monitoring is not necessary,”
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…for the Speaker, urged the court to “not fix the Speaker’s schedule”. This was after Justice Joymalya Bagchi, who is part of the Bench, asked Mr. Mehta to submit a timeline on the disqualification proceedings. “ The Supreme Court monitoring is not necessary, ” Mr. Mehta stressed. Senior advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Maninder Singh, for the rebel MPs, said the Supreme Court monitoring and the three-month time limit highlighted in the Keshab Meghachandra Singh versus…
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Named India · Abhishek Banerjee · Joymalya Bagchi · Kalyan Banerjee · Lok Sabha · Maninder Singh · Nationalist Citizens Party of India · Neeraj Kishan Kaul · Om Birla · Supreme Court · Surya Kant · Trinamool Congress · Tushar Mehta
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