LS Speaker issues notice to rebel TMC MPs

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• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Central administration, called on the Bench not to matter notice to the LS Speaker.
• Trinamool CongressAbhishek BanerjeeSupreme Court caseLok Sabha SpeakerNationalist Citizens Party of India.
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• The Supreme Court issued notice on Abhishek Banerjee's plea concerning disqualification petitions.
• As SC hears case, Lok Sabha Speaker problems notice to rebel TMC MPs on Abhishek's disqualification plea.

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As SC hears case, Lok Sabha Speaker problems notice to rebel TMC MPs on Abhishek's disqualification plea. ET BureauLast Updated: Aug 26, 2026, 01: 18: 00 AM IST.

For context, the Supreme Court issued notice on Abhishek Banerjee's plea concerning disqualification petitions. The court sought responses from twenty rebel Members of Parliament. Hours afterwards, the Lok Sabha Speaker's secretariat issued notices to these rebel MPs. Banerjee's petitions seek disqualification under the anti-defection law. In practice, the rebel MPs had joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. Listen to this article in summarized format. Unlock AI Briefing and Premium Content. New Year Offer 24 Hours Left. Subscribe Now Already a member? Sign In.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee alleging delay by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in deciding his disqualification petitions against 20 rebel MPs who left the TMC and joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). Hours afterwards, the LS Speaker's secretariat issued notices to the 20 rebels.: Calcutta HC grants Abhishek Banerjee protection from coercive action in 3 criminal cases A three-member bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, issued notice to the rebel MPs and sought their responses but refrained from issuing notice to LS Speaker Om Birla.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Central administration, called on the Bench not to matter notice to the LS Speaker. "I have some reservations about issuing notice to the Speaker, " Mehta remarked. "We are not to pass any order against a constitutional authority, but to ensure that it is done in a timely manner. That is the most significant, " Justice Bagchi verbally remarked. Notably, the Bench clarified that it is issuing notices to other respondents. Live Events.

During the hearing, Mehta informed the SC that notices had been served to the 20 MPs. In the notice issued to all the 20 rebel TMC MPs separately, the Speaker's office sought their response to Banerjee's plea seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law. They are to submit it within seven days of receiving the notice. Banerjee had filed 20 separate petitions on June 18 this year against the 20 MPs seeking their disqualification under Rule 6 of the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on ground of Defection) Rules, 1985. Meanwhile, the rebel MPs had merged with NCPI afterwards and demanded recognition as a separate political entity from TMC. Before the Parliament session, the Speaker provided for a separate seating arrangement for the 20 rebel MPs. Nevertheless, the Speaker's office has not yet recognised them as a parliamentary party. The argument present by the TMC in the petition before the Speaker is that these MPs have been elected on a TMC ticket and their decision to join another political party should be treated as voluntarily after giving up the membership from the party as well as the LS under Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. Add Now!

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