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Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging blanket immunity granted to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, ECs amid SIR row

Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging blanket immunity granted to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, ECs amid SIR row

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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a plea from a Trinamool Congress faction leader who sought a direction to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to expeditiously decide a disqualification plea against rebel TMC MLAs, and told the leader to approach the Calcutta High Court, urging the High Court chief justice to place the matter before a division bench for hearing.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain the plea of a Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction leader seeking direction to the Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly to expeditiously decide the disqualification plea against rebel party MLAs and asked him to approach the high…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 2 outlets

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay seeking a direction to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to expedite the adjudication of disqualification petitions against 10 rebel party MLAs, asking him to approach the…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 2 outlets

    The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and Election Commission of India to respond to a petition. This petition challenges the blanket legal immunity provided to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners for their official actions. The petitioner argues that this immunity lacks…

    — The Economic Times

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The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and Election Commission of India to respond to a petition. This petition challenges the blanket legal immunity provided to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners for their official actions. The petitioner argues that this immunity lacks…

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The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co. Current article

Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging blanket immunity granted to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, ECs amid SIR row

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and Election Commission of India to respond to a petition. This petition challenges the blanket legal immunity provided to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners for their official actions. The petitioner argues that this immunity lacks…

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court asks Calcutta High Court to decide plea for direction on disqualification of rebel TMC MLAs

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain the plea of a Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction leader seeking direction to the Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly to expeditiously decide the disqualification plea against rebel party MLAs and asked him to approach the high…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

SC asks TMC leader to approach Calcutta HC over delay in rebel MLAs' disqualification

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay seeking a direction to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to expedite the adjudication of disqualification petitions against 10 rebel party MLAs, asking him to approach the…

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