By-election on December 5 Bengaluru: A day after Supreme Court ruled that all 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs can contest by-polls, 15 of them joined BJP this morning at party headquarters in Malleswaram, here. However, the other two disqualified MLAs Roshan Baig and MTB Nagaraj were not seen at the venue. Sources said MTB Nagaraj, who…
Disqualified State MLAs can contest polls: Apex Court
November 13, 2019SC Bench upholds Speaker’s decision on disqualification Decision barring MLAs from contesting till 2023 quashed New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning upheld the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs on the orders of the then Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar but allowed their plea to contest the by-election to the seats that fell vacant. This…
SC adjourns rebel MLAs plea to Sept. 23
September 17, 2019New Delhi: After Supreme Court (SC) Justice M.M. Shantanagoudar recused the hearing of rebel Karnataka MLAs plea challenging their disqualification from the State Assembly, the top Court today adjourned the matter. When the matter came up for hearing before a three bench of Justices Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana and Ajay Rastogi, Justice Shantanagoudar recused to hear…
Tight Police security for Vishwanath’s media address in city
August 4, 2019Mysuru: Amidst unprecedented Police security, backed up by a Police convoy perhaps for the first time in the city for a non-Minister, disqualified JD(S) MLA from Hunsur A.H. Vishwanath addressed a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan (MDJA) on Thyagaraja Road here this morning. Amidst intelligence reports that Vishwanath’s bete-noire S.R. Mahesh, a JD(S) MLA from…
Disqualified MLAs move SC
August 2, 2019New Delhi: Maintaining that the then Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar’s order disqualifying them was wrong, arbitrary and malafide, 15 disqualified MLAs from Congress and JD(S) moved Supreme Court yesterday challenging the Speaker’s decision. In a joint petition, disqualified Congress MLAs Pratap Gouda Patil, B.C. Patil, Shivaram Hebbar, S.T. Somashekar, Byrathi Basavaraj and Munirathna …
Rebel MLAs to abstain from Floor Test
July 17, 2019Mumbai: The interim order issued by the Supreme Court has come as a big relief to Congress and JD(S) rebel MLAs, who have been staying in a Mumbai hotel since the past few days. The MLAs, who welcomed the SC’s interim order, told the media persons that they all were united and have unanimously decided…
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