News Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Abhishek Dixit
Updated Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:12 PM IST
Summary
It has been said in the petition that the High Court has committed a grave error by upholding the Speaker’s decision of April 20, 2021.
Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar has approached the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court’s February 24, 2022 decision upholding the order of the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. The Speaker of the Assembly had in 2017 dismissed disqualification petitions against 10 Congress members. These Congress MLAs had gone to the BJP’s side.
In the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed in the Supreme Court, Chodankar has argued that the Supreme Court’s intervention is required in the matter as the High Court’s decision would lead to political anarchy and encourage the evils of defection which is enshrined in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. (anti-defection law) against the motive.
It has been said in the petition that the High Court has committed a grave error by upholding the Speaker’s decision of April 20, 2021. The High Court decided on the ground that these MLAs constitute two-thirds of the party and they merged with some other party.
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Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar has approached the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court’s February 24, 2022 decision upholding the order of the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. The Speaker of the Assembly had in 2017 dismissed disqualification petitions against 10 Congress members. These Congress MLAs had gone to the BJP’s side.
In the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed in the Supreme Court, Chodankar has argued that the Supreme Court’s intervention is required in the matter as the High Court’s decision would lead to political anarchy and encourage the evils of defection which is enshrined in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. (anti-defection law) against the motive.
It has been said in the petition that the High Court has committed a grave error by upholding the Speaker’s decision of April 20, 2021. The High Court decided on the ground that these MLAs constitute two-thirds of the party and they merged with some other party.