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Defection notices: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker to move SLP in Supreme Court against HC order

Defection notices: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker to move SLP in Supreme Court against HC order

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi is planning to move a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the High Court’s order asking him to defer the action on defection notices issued by him to Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs.

Mr. Joshi told mediapersons here on Wednesday that Rajasthan was heading towards a constitutional crisiswith some elected members of the…

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Anti Defection Law

Anti Defection Law - 10th Schedule #AntiDefection #TenthSchedule #Polity #Parliament #UPSC #GS2 #IQGyan

[su_highlight background=”#fcfc4d” color=”#1529a1″]Topic:- Prelims; Mains GS 2 :  Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these [/su_highlight]

Introduction

The anti-defection law is contained in the 10th Schedule of the Constitution.

It was enacted by Parliament in 1985 by 52nd Amendment Act.

It lays down the…

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[The Hindu] SC upholds disqualification of Karnataka MLAs by Speaker

[The Hindu] SC upholds disqualification of Karnataka MLAs by Speaker The Hindu. Anti-Defection, Representation of People Act, 91st Amendment Act etc.

[su_highlight background=”#fcfc4d” color=”#1529a1″]Topic:- Prelims; Mains GS 2 :  Salient Features of the Representation of People’s Act [/su_highlight]

  Context:-The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 dissident Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators by then Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) but held that…

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Current Affairs - 11 March 2019

Current Affairs – 11 March 2019

1. General Elections to Lok Sabha

Reference: Schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim, 2019 has been announced.

Lok Sabha: General Election (17th) Qualifications:

The Constitution lays down the following qualifications for a person to be chosen a member of the Parliament:

He must be a citizen of India.

He must…

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