Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Plea On Trinamool Rebel MLAs' Disqualification

What happened: The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea on the disqualification of Trinamool Congress rebel MLAs. Disqualification petitions were filed against the MLAs for alleged defection after contesting assembly elections on a TMC ticket. Key numbers: Petitions involve 10 MLAs: Ritabrata Banerjee, Firhad Hakim, Arup Roy, Sandipan Saha, Akhruzzaman Ansari, Shiuli Saha, Sabina Yasmin, Biplab Mitra, Javed Khan and Rathin Ghosh. Why it matters: The Court's refusal leaves the disqualification petitions against the named TMC MLAs unresolved at the Supreme Court level.

The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea on the disqualification of Trinamool Congress rebel MLAs. Disqualification petitions were filed against the MLAs for alleged defection after contesting assembly elections on a TMC ticket.

The Court's refusal leaves the disqualification petitions against the named TMC MLAs unresolved at the Supreme Court level.