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TELANGANA, INDIA, JUL 31 – The Supreme Court set a three-month deadline for Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide on disqualification of 10 MLAs who defected to Congress, citing delays undermine anti-defection law.
- On July 31, 2025, the Supreme Court instructed the Telangana Assembly Speaker to resolve the disqualification requests concerning 10 MLAs who switched allegiance to the Congress party, mandating a decision within a three-month timeframe.
- These petitions, filed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in March-April 2024, followed defections that triggered political disputes and delays by the Speaker in issuing notices for over seven months.
- The Court emphasized that the Speaker, acting under the Tenth Schedule anti-defection law, does not have constitutional immunity and should avoid procedural delays or draw adverse inferences against obstructing MLAs.
- The judgment emphasized that if certain actions are taken, the Speaker is required to infer negatively, while highlighting that prolonged delays in resolving cases undermine the anti-defection law’s intent and urging Parliament to reconsider the current framework that protects democratic principles.
- This ruling seeks to ensure expeditious handling of defections that could disrupt democracy and underscores the necessity for Parliament to reconsider the anti-defection framework’s effectiveness.
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SC gives Telangana Speaker 3 months to decide on disqualification of defected MLAs
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Supreme Court sets 3-month clock for Telangana Speaker to act on defecting MLAs
The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide within three months on disqualification pleas against 10 BRS MLAs who joined Congress. The Court criticised the Speaker’s delay. It urged Parliament to reconsider the disqualification mechanism.
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