In an order dated February 14, 2011, the Karnataka High Court in the MLA Defection case (D. Sudhakar v. D.N. Jeevaraju) had held that when an independent member of a legislative assembly becomes a minister …
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Karnataka High Court: MLA Defection Case
The order of a full bench of the Karnataka High Court in the MLA defection case, dated February 14, 2011, which runs into 192 pages, is available here. The resounding proposition of the court’s decision …
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Karnataka High Court’s split decision on Tenth Schedule
Today’s Karnataka High Court’s split decision on the Assembly Speaker’s power to disqualify 11 MLAs on the ground of defection can be read here.
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