Supreme Court dismisses plea on West Bengal Speaker delay
In short
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea asking the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to act on disqualification petitions against 10 rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs. The report says the petitions were filed on July 8, and a bench headed by CJI Surya Kant said there was no reason to doubt the Speaker.
This matters because the MLAs’ status stays unresolved for now. It is not stated in the available reporting when the Speaker will decide the cases.
What the reporting says
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking directions to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide disqualification petitions against 10 rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs. A bench headed by CJI Surya Kant said there was no reason to doubt the Speaker, and the petitions were filed on July 8. The reporting says disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule are ordinarily expected within three months, but the outcome for the MLAs remains undecided.
Why it matters
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking directions to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker on disqualification pleas against 10 rebel Trinamool Congress MLAs. The bench headed by CJI Surya Kant said there was no reason to doubt the Speaker and noted the July 8 filing date. The reporting highlights the usual three-month expectation under the Tenth Schedule, but the actual decision on the MLAs remains unknown.