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    Supreme Court Lists Sena (UBT) MPs’ Merger For Final Disposal, Lok Sabha Speaker Yet To Appear

    Supreme Court Lists Sena (UBT) MPs’ Merger For Final Disposal, noting that the Lok Sabha Speaker has not entered appearance in the petition despite notice issued in July. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27) directed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) petition challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s recognition of the merger of six […]

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    Madras High Court, which held that the DVAC cannot claim a blanket exemption from the RTI Act in corruption matters
    Justice Hemant Chandangoudar upheld the State Information Commission\'s order directing the DVAC to disclose enquiry records to a retired DGP.
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    Madras High Court Upholds AIADMK MLAs’ Resignations, Directs Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Within Two Months

    The Madras High Court has held the resignations of four AIADMK MLAs genuine, upheld the Speaker’s acceptance and directed that pending disqualification proceedings be completed within two months.

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    Supreme Court hears Eknath Shinde faction’s argument that MLA disqualification proceedings became infructuous after Maharashtra Assembly term ended
    Supreme Court hears the Shinde faction’s submission that the disqualification challenge became infructuous after the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s term expired.
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    Supreme Court Shiv Sena Case: Symbol Not A Continuing Cause Of Action, Shinde Faction Argues

    In the Shiv Sena case, Neeraj Kishan Kaul told the Supreme Court that the ECI was bound to give the bow-and-arrow symbol to the faction it found was the real party, and that a later disqualification cannot reopen that decision.

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    Supreme Court hears Eknath Shinde faction’s argument that MLA disqualification proceedings became infructuous after Maharashtra Assembly term ended
    Supreme Court hears the Shinde faction’s submission that the disqualification challenge became infructuous after the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s term expired.
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    Supreme Court Shiv Sena Symbol Case: EC Had Only 2011 Party Constitution On Record, Kaul Argues

    Senior Advocate N. K. Kaul told the Supreme Court that the Election Commission had only Shiv Sena’s 2011 constitution on record, and that it was never bound to wait for disqualification rulings before deciding the symbol dispute. The submissions are his; nothing has been decided.

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    Supreme Court expects West Bengal Speaker to decide disqualification pleas against 10 Trinamool Congress MLAs by October 8
    Supreme Court expects the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker to endeavour to decide disqualification petitions against 10 rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs by October 8, 2026.
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    West Bengal Speaker Expected To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against 10 Rebel Trinamool MLAs By October 8: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court disposed of Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay’s plea after recording its expectation that the West Bengal Assembly Speaker would endeavour to decide the pending Tenth Schedule proceedings within three months of their filing.

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    Supreme Court of India, which upheld the disqualification of Telangana MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law for defecting from BRS to Congress
    The Supreme Court upheld Danam Nagender's disqualification as a Telangana MLA under the anti-defection law, with a memorable "fixed deposit" quip from the bench.
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    “Had A Fixed Deposit As MLA, Tried Share Market As MP”: Supreme Court Upholds Danam Nagender’s Disqualification For Defection

    “You had a fixed deposit as MLA, you tried for share market as MP, and now you lost the Fixed Deposit,” Justice Joymalya Bagchi remarked, as the Supreme Court dismissed Danam Nagender’s plea and upheld his disqualification as a Telangana MLA under the anti-defection law for contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a rival party’s […]

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