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Supreme Court Refers Anti-Defection Law Issue to Larger Bench(18.04.2017)

Supreme Court has referred the question 'Is an expelled lawmaker bound by anti-defection law that mandates an elected representative to follow his or .....

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Telangana High Court Serves Notice on Telangana Assembly, Council on Defections(15.03.2021)

Telangana High Court has served notices on the state legislative assembly and council, demanding an explanation within four weeks on how 12 MLAs and f.....

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SC Denies to Consider Again It’s Verdict on Anti-Defection Law(03.08.2016)

SC has denied to re-consider its two-decade-old verdict on anti-defection law holding that an elected or nominated member of Parliament of a political.....

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Supreme Court Sets Time Limit for Speakers to Conclude Disqualification Proceedings(22.01.2020)

Supreme Court has set the outer limit as three months for concluding disqualification proceedings against defectors in anti-defection cases. The Court.....

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SC: High Court and Trial Courts to Decide Bail Plea on Merits SC Recommends Parliament to of the Case(31.07.2025)

Supreme Court has suggested the Parliament to consider whether the mechanism of entrusting the Speaker/Chairman with the important task of deciding th.....

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Ker. HC: Stringent Financial Penalties Must be Imposed for Acts of Defection(07.11.2023)

Kerala High Court while observing that current legal regime has been ineffective in curbing defection, has opined that time has come to contemplate on.....

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Calcutta HC Disqualifies Politician Mukul Roy from Assembly under Anti-Defection Law(13.11.2025)

Calcutta High Court disqualified senior leader Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Assembly, ruling that his move from the BJP to the Trinamool Congress af.....

Tags : Assembly, Anti-Defection Law, Constitution