Bombay High Court Hears Public Interest Litigation Challenging Amendment to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules for Speaker Election — Preliminary Objections on Maintainability, Delay, Locus Standi and Privileges Raised by State. Amendment Changed Election of Speaker from Secret Ballot to Open Voting and Made Date Fixing Subject to Chief Minister's Recommendation Under Rules 6 and 7 of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules, 1960....
Background: The dispute arose from a Public Interest Litigation filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the amendment to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules, 1960, which altered the proc...
