Apex court dismisses Vishwanath’s appeal
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It dashes his hopes of being inducted into ministry
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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by BJP leader and MLC A.H. Vishwanath against a State High Court order disqualifying him from being appointed a Minister.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde said the disqualification would hold if a person is only nominated as an MLC and not elected. “Special leave petitions are dismissed,” the court ordered.
Mr. Vishwanath was one of the 17 dissident legislators whose disqualification by the Speaker under the anti-defection law was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2019. Their defection had led to the toppling of the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government. The apex court, in its 2019 judgment, did not bar the disqualified legislators from contesting byelection. Mr. Vishwanath, however, did not manage to get
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Karnataka MLC against High Court order
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The High Court had disqualified him from being appointed a Minister
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The High Court had disqualified him from being appointed a Minister
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Karnataka BJP leader and Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) A.H. Vishwanath against a State High Court order disqualifying him from being appointed a Minister.
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde said the disqualification would hold if a person is only nominated as an MLC and not elected.
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