US EditionCalcutta HC Disqualifies TMC Leader Mukul Roy's West Bengal Assembly Membership. Here's Why
The court ruled Roy's disqualification under the anti-defection law and annulled his Public Accounts Committee chairmanship, overturning the Speaker's prior refusal to act.
- On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court disqualified Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and set aside his nomination as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.
- Mukul Roy changed affiliation several times, first joining BJP in 2017; he was elected BJP MLA from Krishnanagar Uttar in 2021 and soon after rejoined All India Trinamool Congress.
- BJP leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Ambika Roy filed petitions challenging Speaker Biman Banerjee’s dismissal, while State Advocate General Kishore Datta argued no certificate was filed regarding the news reports.
- The bench declared Roy disqualified effective June 11, 2021, nullifying Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee's earlier order and reshaping Public Accounts Committee oversight of government finances.
- The ruling comes amid a broader trend of defections to the Trinamool since 2011, with over 50 MLAs joining and continuing in the Assembly, Adhikari said.
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Court disqualifies Mukul Roy as Trinamool MLA, slams Speaker for partisan delay
The Calcutta High Court has disqualified Mukul Roy as an MLA, acting on a petition filed by West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. The court criticised the Assembly Speaker's handling of the defection case and upheld the importance of the Tenth Schedule.
Calcutta HC disqualifies BJP MLA Mukul Roy for defection
In a landmark ruling, the Calcutta High Court has ruled that Mukul Roy, a prominent BJP figure, is ineligible to serve in the West Bengal Assembly due to the provisions of the anti-defection law. The court's decision, effective from June 11, 2021, follows Roy's shift to the Trinamool Congress after originally being elected on a BJP ticket.
Calcutta HC disqualifies Mukul Roy as member of WB Assembly
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disqualified senior leader Mukul Roy as member of the West Bengal Assembly under the anti-defection law for switching over to the ruling TMC, after having been elected on a BJP ticket in the 2021 elections. The court termed as “perverse” the decision of the Speaker, who had in his finding on a plea for Roy’s disqualification as an MLA under the anti-defection law held that he was a BJP MLA. It also se…
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