{"id":27919,"date":"2026-09-23T21:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27919"},"modified":"2026-09-23T21:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:37:14","slug":"cannot-direct-speaker-but-expect-early-ruling-on-tmc-rebels-supreme-court-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27919","title":{"rendered":"Cannot direct Speaker but expect early ruling on TMC rebels: Supreme Court | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134445790,imgsize-214760,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg\" alt=\"Cannot direct Speaker but expect early ruling on TMC rebels: Supreme Court\" title=\"Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla\">Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday remarked that it expected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take an &#8220;expeditious&#8221; decision on a plea seeking the disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs who have joined Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it was aware that it could not issue a direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker, &#8220;but we just want to remind him about an expeditious resolution&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, representing TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, submitted that the rebel parliamentarians had not filed a response despite notices being issued and had sought further extension.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Speaker, told SC that Birla had issued notices on the disqualification petitions. &#8220;He knows the seriousness of the matter,&#8221; Mehta said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The CJI remarked, &#8220;We will expect anything which is required to be decided expeditiously, the very nature&#8230; demands early adjudication.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Mehta responded, &#8220;Can a constitutional functionary remind another constitutional functionary of his constitutional duty?&#8221; He said the court should not prescribe a time limit for the Speaker.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Justice Bagchi said, &#8220;&#8230;We may not give imperative directions, but keeping in mind the decision in the Keisham Meghachandra Singh case&#8230; have resolution of this issue expeditiously.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>In the 2020 case, SC had ruled that the speaker must decide defection cases within a reasonable time, preferably three months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Justice Bagchi asked Mehta to submit a timeline for the Speaker&#8217;s decision. 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I would urge not to fix the Speaker&#8217;s schedule,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The top court recorded the submission of the rebel MPs that they would file a reply within four weeks and adjourned the matter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/cannot-direct-speaker-but-expect-early-ruling-on-tmc-rebels-supreme-court\/articleshow\/134445780.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday remarked that it expected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take an &#8220;expeditious&#8221; decision on a plea seeking the disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs who have joined Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lok-sabha-speaker-om-birla-greets-people-on-eve-of-raksha-bandhan.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday remarked that it expected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take an &#8220;expeditious&#8221; 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