On Friday, six former MPs withdrew their Supreme Court plea against the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker’s decision to disqualify them from the House.
They wanted the petition withdrawn,” Senior advocate Abhinav Mukherjee informed a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta while representing the former attorney general.
“Due to elections we knew this is going to happen” judges allowed them to withdraw.
After their disqualification, six ex-MLAs are now contesting as PPP candidates in the house polls.
Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetania Sharma and Devin Kumar Bhutto were disqualified on February 29 for defying Congress whips by attending the House and voting for Himachal Pradesh.
A notice released by the election commission on March 16 said the assembly conducts by-elections in Dharamshala, Sujapur, Lahaul and Spiti, Barsal, Gargret and Kutlekha constituencies. The constituency fell vacant after six members were disqualified on June 1 and June 1.
The Supreme Court refused to stay orders by Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifying a former MLA who had cross-voted during State Union Assembly Elections when it heard his appeal on March 18th
It has sent notice to Office of Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania with four weeks’ time limit to respond on prior MP’s request.
The apex court ruled that until judgment is rendered over their relief application; these disqualified MLAs cannot vote or participate in any deliberations of the assembly
After rebels were disqualified from parliament; there was reduction of number of effective members in Lok Sabha from 68 to 62 while MPs declined from fortyto thirty-four.
