SC refuses to pass order on disqualified MLAs' plea

The Supreme Court rejected the plea filed by 17 disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs and refused to pass an order against their disqualification under the anti-defection law from Karnataka Assembly. "It will come in due course, what's the urgency," Justice N V Ramana asked senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, who was appearing for the disqualified MLAs. The petitions urged the court to set aside the former Karnataka Assembly Speaker's decision to disqualify them from the Assembly. They have also challenged the then Speaker’s conclusion that their resignations were neither voluntary nor genuine. “It will come. What is the urgency?” Justice Ramana asked senior advocate for the former legislators. Dwivedi mentioned the matter for urgent listing before the apex court saying that the matter was listed for September 16 but was later inexplicably deleted.