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Disqualification of Karnataka MLAs
November 14 , 2019
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- The Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of the 17 MLAs in Karnataka but allowed them to contest the upcoming bypolls in the state.
- A three-judge bench held that the Speaker was not empowered to disqualify the lawmakers for the entire tenure of the term, which lasts until 2023.
- The Speaker had disqualified these MLAs from the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly on July 25 and 28 this year under the Tenth Schedule, or the anti-defection law.
- Also, they barred from contesting elections during the tenure of the current Assembly.
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