The Supreme Court Monday expressed hope that West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee will take a decision on the petition for disqualification of Mukul Roy as a member of the House on the claim that he has defected to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after being elected on a BJP ticket.
A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara and Hima Kohli was hearing two separate appeals filed by the Assembly Speaker and the Secretary and the Returning Officer of West Bengal Assembly against the Calcutta High Court's order.
The High Court, on September 28, had asked the Speaker to take a decision on the plea for disqualification against Mr Roy by October 7.
The Top court, which did not issue notice on the appeals, took note of the submissions of senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Mr Banerjee, that the disqualification plea is scheduled for hearing on December 21 before the Speaker.
“We hope that the Speaker proceeds with the matter on December 21, 2021 and decides the same in accordance with law,” the bench said and fixed the case for hearing in January next year.
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari had on June 17 had filed the petition before the Speaker seeking disqualification of Mr Roy as a member of the Assembly, claiming that he had defected to the TMC.
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