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Suspense in Karnataka continues, court divided over disqualification issue | The Karnataka High Court was split on the disqualification of 11 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs by the Speaker and the issue will now be heard by a third judge on Wednesday. However, on the issue of disqualification of 5
Independent MLAs, the two-member bench of the court referred the matter to a
division bench which will hear it on November 2. While Chief Justice J S Khehar
upheld the disqualification of 11
BJP MLAs by Speaker K G Bopaiah, the other judge on the bench N Kumar set
aside
the Speaker's order. Justice Khehar said the case of 11 MLAs will be posted before
a third judge who will hear it on Wednesday. The Speaker had disqualified 11 BJP
MLAs and 5 Independent MLAs under the anti-defection law the night before Chief
Minister B S Yeddyurappa was to seek trust vote on the 11th of this month. Those
BJP MLAs, who were disqualified are: Balachandra Jarkiholi, Belur Gopala Krishna,
Anand Asnotikar, Dr Sarvabowma Bagali, V Nagaraju, Raje Kage, Y Sampangi,
Nanjundaswamy,
S K Bellubbi, H S Shankara Lingegowda and Shivanagouda Naik. Former Ministers
Venkataramanappa, Shivaraj Tangadagi, Goolihatti Sekhar and M P
Narendraswamy
and independent MLAs were also disqualified. Amidst pandemonium, the Speaker
had
declared the Chief Minister's confidence motion carried by a voice vote, which
the Opposition had contested. Governor H R Bhardwaj called the proceedings in
unconstitutional and recommended President's rule in the state. However, the next
day he gave the Chief Minister another opportunity to prove his majority in the
House on Oct 14, while the High Court reserved orders for Oct 18 in the case of
11 BJP MLAs. The court also ruled that the fate of vote in the House on Oct 14
will depend on its final verdict in the case. The BJP government had won the vote
of confidence with 106 members supporting it and the opposition logging 100 votes
in a House with an effective strength of 208. |
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