SC rejects Rajasthan Speaker’s plea to stay HC proceedings
Why is it in new?
- The Supreme Court was hearing a petition against Rajasthan High Court in anti-defection notices to Congress MLAs
Details:
- The Supreme Court refused Rajasthan Assembly Speaker’s plea to stop the State’s High Court from deciding the validity of the anti-defection
- The Speaker had complained that the HC had no jurisdiction to ask him to defer the disqualification proceedings until the final decision is taken by him as kihoto Hollohan case.
- Supreme Court observed that right to dissent is important part of democracy and cannot curtailed for just not attending party meetings.