Assembly’s remaining tenure no ground to delay anti-defection pleas, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that pleas under the anti-defection law must be dealt with expeditiously and that high courts should not deny directions to speakers merely because of the remaining tenure of the legislative assembly
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Assembly’s remaining tenure no ground to delay anti-defection pleas, rules Supreme Court (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The Supreme Court ordered Madhya Pradesh’s Speaker to decide Congress MLA Nirmala Sapre’s anti-defection case within two months, stressing prompt rulings.
SC: Assembly’s remaining tenure no ground to let defection petitions drag (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that pleas under the anti-defection law must be dealt with expeditiously and that high courts should not deny directions to speakers merely because of the remaining tenure of the legislative assembly
