Hearing petitions in Shiv Sena rift, apex court referred to larger bench question of whether Speaker can initiate disqualification proceedings when notice for their removal has been moved.
In 2016, SC had held that Speaker cannot decide disqualification proceedings filed under anti-defection law against MLAs when a resolution seeking him/her removal is pending.
The 2016 ruling says a speaker can't initiate disqualification proceedings against MLAs if a notice for her/his removal is pending. It came to rescue of MLAs led by Eknath Shinde last year.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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