Tag: Manipur HC

Manipur HC Raps Speaker for Not Disqualifying Congress MLA Who Defected to BJP

Source: thewire.in New Delhi: Days after Congress and JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka shifted their support to the BJP to help the latter form the government, the Manipur high court has come down heavily on the assembly speaker of the north-eastern state, under the BJP’s rule, for not disqualifying a Congress MLA, Th. Shyamkumar Singh, for the last

Manipur HC disposes disqualification petition against Congress turncoat without any judgment

Source: indianexpress.com The High Court of Manipur Tuesday disposed of separate petitions filed by two Congress MLAs against Minister Th. Shyamkumar Singh, seeking disqualification of the minister under the anti-defection law. The court refused to pass any order citing shortfalls of its jurisdiction under the tenth schedule. However, while giving an observation of the petition,