Anti-Defection Law Current Affairs, GK & News
Kihoto Hollohan Judgment
On June 27, 2022, the supreme court asked 16 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to respond to disqualification notice issued by Deputy Speaker, until July 12. Key Facts Earlier, deputy speaker had given 48 hours to MLAs to respond. In this crisis, references have been made to landmark 1992 judgment in ‘Kihoto Hollohan vs Zachillhu And Others’. In this ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-Defection Law • Kihoto Hollohan Judgment • Tenth Schedule of the Constitution
First Time: Supreme Court removed a state minister over Disqualification petition
On March 18, 2020, for the first time in its history, the Supreme Court removed the Manipur Minister Thounaojam Shyamkumar Singh from the state cabinet. The apex court has also been restrained him from entering the Legislative assembly. What is the issue? Mr Shyamkumar won the 2017 assembly elections on Congress Ticket and switched over ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-Defection Law • Article 142 • Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) • CLAT • Congress • Disqualification of MLA • Manipur • Speaker • Supreme court
SC Verdict: Karnataka MLA Disqualification case
The Supreme Court on November 13, 2019, pronounced its judgement on the legality of disqualification of 15 dissident MLAs by the then Karnataka Assembly Speaker under Anti-Defection law Verdict The Apex Court upheld the disqualification of the MLAs by the speaker. The Court clarified that the disqualification is till their re-election and not till the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Anti-Defection Law • Chief Minister of Karnataka • CLAT • Disqualification of MLA • Karnataka Government • Supreme court