SC sets aside Speaker’s ruling against Congress MLAs who defected to BJP

The three had additionally challenged the choice as violative of the rules of pure justice because the speaker had not sought their rationalization earlier than disqualifying them, they argued.

The three MLAs-Kshetrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh and Sanasam Bira Singh-had first gone to the Manipur Excessive Courtroom towards the speaker’s ruling however misplaced their case there. The excessive court docket had upheld the speaker’s determination on June 2, 2021. The MLAs then appealed to the highest court docket. A bench led by Justice U U Lalit put aside the speaker’s order on Wednesday. The opposite judges on the bench have been justices Ravinder Bhatt and Bela M Trivedi.

They MLAs have been elected in 2017 on Congress social gathering tickets. Later, they allegedly defected to BJP. The speaker had acted towards them following complaints by the Congress.

The MLAs claimed that they didn’t defect. The speaker took observe of media experiences, pictures, and their presence at BJP capabilities to determine towards them.

They claimed, by way of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, that their views had not been sought earlier than a choice. The three MLAs have been allegedly used to shore up the coalition authorities in Manipur.