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Calcutta High Court Disqualifies Trinamool's Mukul Roy Under Anti-Defection Law After BJP Challenge
Nov 13, 2025 11:07 pm CST
The Calcutta High Court has disqualified Trinamool leader Mukul Roy as an MLA under the anti-defection law, overturning the Speaker's decision to allow him to retain his seat after switching from BJP. The landmark judgment creates a vacancy in Krishnanagar North constituency, with BJP's Suvendu Adhikari hailing it as a "victory of the constitution."
'Let Wife Remain MLA': Top Court On UP Leader's Plea To Stay Conviction
Sep 24, 2025 12:05 am CST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that disqualified Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Irfan Solanki should allow his wife, Naseem Solanki, to remain MLA after she won the By-elections in November last year from UP's Sishamau.