New Delhi: The Lok Sabha secretary general has been given three weeks to file a reply to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s plea challenging her expulsion from the Lower House last month.
The Supreme Court, however, refused to allow her to participate in Lok Sabha’s proceedings, remarking that allowing it would be like allowing the main petition. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said it would hear TMC leader Mahua Moitra’s plea against her expulsion from Lok Sabha in the week commencing from March 11.
The top court also refused to issue any notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Committee on Ethics of Lok Sabha — both were made a party by Moitra in her plea.
Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Lok Sabha secretary general, requested the court not to issue a formal notice and said that he would file a reply to Moitra’s petition. He added that the top court should not venture into the internal matter of discipline in the sovereign organ of the state.
The bench then passed the order and listed the matter for further hearing in the week starting March 11.
Bhubaneswar: A 20-year-old married woman, allegedly kidnapped from Odisha's Nabarangpur and then raped, and held…
New York: Slamming the prolonged delays in some parts of United States, Elon Musk on…
Cuttack: Madhupatana Police recently rescued a 17-year-old Bangladeshi girl, a suspected victim of trafficking and…
Mumbai: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the NCP alliance emerging victorious in…
Balasore: The driver of a container truck was charred to death after the vehicle caught…
Nuapada: At least 80 people were arrested during a massive crackdown on illegal gambling activities…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has transferred Special Secretary, Planning and Convergence, Chitra Arumugam and posted…
Sambhal: A violent clash erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Sunday after a group opposed…