The Supreme Court has suspended Telangana MLCs M Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan, ruling their induction under the Governor’s quota invalid. The Court said, “The action… on the strength of the interim order was misplaced.”
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Today (13th May): The Supreme Court rejected a plea to remove Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Delhi, stating that it is the Lieutenant Governor’s responsibility to address the issue. Both the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court declined to intervene in the matter, emphasizing the non-interference principle and expressing reluctance to be involved in a political dispute.
The Bengaluru Court re-issued summons to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in BJP’s defamation case related to an advertisement termed ‘Corruption Rate Card’. Rahul Gandhi was exempted until June 1st. The case stems from BJP’s complaint regarding pre-2023 state election allegations. The court ordered them to appear on April 29th after acknowledging a prima facie case.