New Delhi/Chennai, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the disqualification proceedings against three rebel AIADMK MLAs in Tamil Nadu.
Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly P. Dhanapal had issued notice to the AIADMK MLAs for backing rebel party leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran.
The plea alleged that the Speaker acted in an arbitrary manner.
Last week, the apex court agreed to hear the DMK’s plea against the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker’s notice for disqualification of the three AIADMK MLAs, who extended support to rival leader and AMMK founder Dhinakaran.
Speaker Dhanapal had on April 30 issued show cause notices to A. Prabhu (Kallakuruchi constituency), Rathinasabapathy (Aranthangi) and V.T. Kalaiselvan (Virudhachalam) seeking explanations for their anti-party activities.
The action followed a petition by the ruling party seeking “due legal action” against them.
DMK chief M.K. Stalin on April 30 sent a letter to the Assembly Secretary proposing a no-confidence motion against the Speaker and also submitted a one-line no-trust motion against Dhanapal.
Appearing for the DMK, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said he wondered how the Speaker could issue notices for disqualification of the three AIADMK MLAs when he himself was facing a no-confidence motion.
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar told reporters in Chennai that the apex court has not delivered its judgement but given only a stay order.
He said steps will be taken to get the stay vacated and a reply to the notice issued by the court will be submitted.
–IANS
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