antidefection

Calcutta High Court disqualifies politician Mukul Roy from West Bengal Legislative Assembly under anti-defection law

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Calcutta High Court disqualifies politician Mukul Roy from West Bengal Legislative Assembly under anti-defection law

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) disqualified senior political leader Mukul Roy from membership of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly following his defection to the Trinamool Congress after winning the Assembly polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket over four years ago. A Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice … Read more

Do not reduce anti-defection proceedings into a charade, SC cautions Maharashtra Assembly Speaker

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Do not reduce anti-defection proceedings into a charade, SC cautions Maharashtra Assembly Speaker

File photo of Maharasthra Speaker Rahul Narwekar. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Supreme Court on October 13 slammed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar for reducing the anti-defection proceedings against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs to a “charade”, saying that he cannot “merrily” defer hearings and has to decide before the next elections. … Read more