‘Approach Calcutta HC’: SC Declines Plea Seeking Speedy Disqualification of 10 Rebel TMC MLAs

SC tells Calcutta HC to list ‘urgently’ plea against Ritabrata Banerjee as Bengal leader of Opposition

Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, who was nominated leader of the Opposition in the Assembly before the split in the Trinamool Congress, had moved for the disqualification of Ritabrata along with others including Firhad Hakim

SC Directs Calcutta HC to Decide Plea Seeking Disqualification of Rebel TMC MLAs

It urged the Calcutta High Court chief justice to place the matter before the division bench for hearing.

Supreme Court asks Calcutta High Court to decide plea for direction on disqualification of rebel Trinamool MLAs

A Supreme Court Bench disposed of the plea filed by Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay and asked him to approach the Calcutta High Court

‘Approach Calcutta HC’: SC declines plea seeking speedy disqualification of 10 rebel TMC MLAs

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the chief justice of the Calcutta high court to constitute a division bench

SC asks TMC leader to approach Calcutta HC over delay in rebel MLAs' disqualification

On June 18, the Calcutta High Court had declined to grant interim relief on Chattopadhyay's challenge to the Speaker's decision to appoint Ritabrata Banerjee as

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea On Trinamool Rebel MLAs' Disqualification

Disqualification petitions have been filed against party MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee, Firhad Hakim, Arup Roy, Sandipan Saha, Akhruzzaman Ansari, Shiuli Saha, Sabina Yasmin, Biplab Mitra, Javed Khan and Rathin Ghosh for their alleged defection after contesting assembly elections on a TMC ticket.