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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Speaker's Inaction on Disqualification Petitions Under Tenth Schedule. The Court directed the Speaker to decide disqualification petitions within four months, holding that failure to act within reasonable time warrants judicial intervention.

The appeals arose from the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, which resulted in a hung assembly. The Indian National Congress won 28 seats, ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Congress Plea to Disqualify MLA Under Tenth Schedule Due to Resignation Before Speaker's Decision. Court Holds That Resignation Ousts Speaker's Jurisdiction and No Writ Under Article 226 Can Issue to Declare Disqualification.

The Indian National Congress and several of its MLAs filed a writ petition under Article 226 before the High Court of Bombay at Goa, seeking a declara...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Election of Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council. Court holds that election of Deputy Chairman is an internal matter of the House and not subject to judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Mr. Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar, a Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, challenged the election of Respondent No. 4, Dr. ...

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Supreme Court Directs Floor Test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Amid Resignation Controversy. Governor's Power to Direct Floor Test is Not Binding on Speaker; Resignations Require Verification.

The case arose from a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh where 22 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) belonging to the Indian National Congress...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Nominated Councillor as Leader of House in Pune Municipal Corporation. Section 19-1A of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 Does Not Require Leader to Be Elected Councillor; Term 'Councillor' Includes Nominated Members.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of a nominated Councillor as Leader of the House in the Pune Municipal Cor...

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High Court of Karnataka Issues Judgment in W.A.No.1319/2018 and Connected Appeals Regarding Disqualification of MLAs for Defection. The Court Evaluates Whether Single Judge Erred in Directing Speaker to Decide Disqualification Petition Within a Fixed Time.

The Karnataka High Court division bench heard intra-Court appeals filed against the order dated 24.04.2018 of a single Judge in W.P. Nos. 12338-12339/...