The Supreme Court highlighted significant concerns with the Tenth Schedule while hearing Kapil Sibal's plea, seeking a review of its current interpretation and application.
The petition was filed by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal
Jul 27, 2026
05:30 pm
What's the storyThe Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the interpretation of Paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule.
The petition was filed by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who argued that current interpretations allow MPs and MLAs to escape disqualification under the anti-defection law through mergers.
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that India's anti-defection law has "enormous issues" while hearing senior advocate Kapil…
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