Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court has vacated the stay on the suo motu proceedings initiated by Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahto against Babulal Marandi over the issue of ‘defection’. A division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing a petition filed by Marandi on Tuesday when it lifted its earlier order that clamped a stay on the Speaker’s proceedings in the matter.
The division bench had heard the matter at length earlier on January 14 and reserved its order. The bench took note of the statement of the Speaker who in his affidavit had assured the court that he will not proceed against Marandi in the alleged defection matter. Earlier the Speaker had initiated the proceedings against Marandi on his own but on it being challenged before the high court, other legislators from ruling alliance made formal complaints against Marandi seeking prosecution from the Speaker’s office.
Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday stayed further proceedings initiated suo motu by Speaker Ravindranath Mahto against former JVM-P chief Babulal Marandi for his alleged defection to BJP. The court has fixed January 13, 2021, as the next date of hearing.
Marandi challenged the Speaker’s notice issued to him on November 2. The Speaker had on his own taken cognizance of Marandi “joining” BJP and issued a notice for defection under the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Sadasya (Dal Parivartan ke Aadhar par Nirharta) Rules, 2006 (3rd Edition, 2019). The vires of the rules have also been challenged by Marandi. Advocate general Rajiv Ranjan represented the Speaker and the government during the hearing.
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