#tenth schedule

[The Hindu] SC upholds disqualification of Karnataka MLAs by Speaker The Hindu. Anti-Defection, Representation of People Act, 91st Amendment Act etc.

[su_highlight background=”#fcfc4d” color=”#1529a1″]Topic:- Prelims; Mains GS 2 :  Salient Features of the Representation of People’s Act [/su_highlight]

  Context:-The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 dissident Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators by then Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) but held that…