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defection

Analysis

‘Operation successful, patient alive’

By stipulating a timeline for the Speaker to rule on defection petitions, the Court went beyond ‘Shiv Sena’. Could it have gone further?

R. Sai Spandana

3rd Aug 2025

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Speaker

Analysis

Supreme Court: Speaker does not enjoy constitutional immunity

The Court directed the Speaker of the Telangana Assembly to conclude disqualification proceedings against 10 MLAs within 3 months from today

V. Venkatesan

31st Jul 2025

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Analysis

SCO Shorts: Shiv Sena’s Floor Test in Maharashtra

SC refuses to delay the impending Maharashtra floor test. Uddhav Thackarey promptly resigns as CM.

Ayushi Saraogi and Gauri Kashyap

30th Jun 2022

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cases

Subhash Desai v Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court will reconsider the five-judge bench decision in Nabam Rebia v Deputy Speaker to clarify if a Speaker can oversee disqualification proceedings against MLAs when a motion for his own removal is pending before the House.

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