‘Highly excessive’: SC quashes RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh’s expulsion for comments on Nitish Kumar | India News – The Times of India

‘Highly excessive’: SC quashes RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh’s expulsion for comments on Nitish Kumar | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the Bihar legislative council‘s decision to expel RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, calling the punishment “highly excessive” and “disproportionate.” The expulsion came after Singh’s comments last year on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar repeatedly switching political alliances. The court’s ruling overturned the Election Commission’s notification for a bypoll to…

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Legislators have forgotten how to dissent respectfully: SC on neta targeting Nitish – Times of India

Legislators have forgotten how to dissent respectfully: SC on neta targeting Nitish – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Commenting on frequent acrimonious proceedings in assemblies and Parliament, Supreme Court on Monday said it appears that legislators have forgotten how to be respectful while lodging strong dissent or criticising opponents.The remark came from a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N K Singh when it took up RJD neta Sunil Kumar Singh‘s…

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