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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification of MLAs Under Tenth Schedule. Speaker's Order Upheld as Valid Exercise of Constitutional Authority Under Article 191(2) and Paragraph 2(1)(a) of Tenth Schedule.

The petitioner, Girish Chodankar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the order of the Speaker of the Goa Legislat...

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Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification of MLA for Voluntarily Giving Up Party Membership Based on Newspaper Reports and Lack of Specific Denial. Speaker's reliance on newspaper reports and photographs held sufficient to infer voluntary abandonment of party membership under Tenth Schedule.

The appellant, Shri Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, was elected as a Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly in March 2017 as a candidate of the Indian N...

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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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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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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Appeal Against Suspension Order in Service Matter — Interim Stay Granted Pending Disposal of Writ Petition. Suspension Order Set Aside as Prima Facie Case Made Out for Violation of Natural Justice and Colourable Exercise of Power.

The appellant, Sri S. Murthy, was working as Secretary in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretariat. He was initially appointed as Stenographer a...

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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/...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Quo Warranto Petitions Challenging Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries. Petitioners failed to establish that the appointments violated Article 164(1A) of the Constitution of India as the incumbents were not Members of the Legislative Council.

The petitioners, two Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeki...

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Writ Appeals Filed by Upa-Lokayukta Against Dismissal of Writ Petition Challenging Communication Under Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 – Single Judge Held Petition Not Maintainable

The appellant, Justice Subhash B. Adi, is the incumbent Upa-Lokayukta of Karnataka, appointed in 2013 under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. On 27 N...