Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on February 06 conducted his long-delayed cabinet expansion since he took charge of the state's administration last year.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday had upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs in Karnataka by the then Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar but paved the way for them to contest the by-polls. While upholding their disqualification, the apex court set aside the portion of the orders by the then speaker by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the current Assembly's term in 2023.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the portion of the order of then-Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar by which the legislators were disqualified till the end of the term of the 15th Karnataka Assembly. Here is a complete chronology of events in the case.
Earlier, The former Speaker had said in his order that the MLAs cannot contest elections until the term of the current assembly ends in 2023.
The top court said "It is equally binding on the government and the opposition."Justice NV Ramana, reads out 'we do not appreciate the manner in which the petitioners came to the Court'
Kumar had disqualified these 17 MLAs of ruling the Congress-JD(S) coalition ahead of a trust vote in July. The then chief minister H D Kumaraswamy had resigned after losing the trust vote, which paved the way for the BJP-led government in the state under B S Yediyurappa.
The apex court asked the counsel for the MLAs to file a fresh application in this regard.
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