Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Appeals Challenging Disqualification of Municipal Council Members for Defection. The court upheld the Speaker's order under Section 16 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, finding that the members had voluntarily given up party membership by contesting as independents.
30 Mar 2017The case involves two writ appeals filed against the order of a learned Single Judge who upheld the disqualification of certain members of the Town Mu...




