Supreme Court’s indication for deadline on disqualification petitions would reinforce the Tenth Schedule and democratic accountability

Mehrotra, Abhinav and Upadhyay, Amit (2025) Supreme Court’s indication for deadline on disqualification petitions would reinforce the Tenth Schedule and democratic accountability. The Leaflet.

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Abstract

IN A RECENT SIGNIFICANT development towards establishing constitutional accountability, the Supreme Court indicated that the Speakers that the Speakers adjudicate disqualification petitions under the Tenth Schedule within a reasonable and fixed timeframe. The remark, primarily addressed to the long-pending petitions in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, comes amidst an ongoing debate over the misuse of procedural discretion by Speakers to delay decisions on defections under the Tenth Schedule. This judicial intervention also gains significance considering the recent political developments in Telangana where the disqualification of rebel Bharat Rashtra Samithi (‘BRS’) MLAs, who joined the Congress, remains unresolved.

Item Type: Article in Newspapers and Magazine
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Users 37 not found.
Date Deposited: 23 Apr 2025 15:55
Last Modified: 23 Apr 2025 15:55
Official URL: https://theleaflet.in/supreme-court/supreme-courts...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/9402

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