B. VEERAPPA, J.

These intra-Court appeals are filed by respondent Nos.1 to 10 in W.P.Nos.12338-12339/2018 against the order dated 24.04.2018 passed by the learned single Judge allowing the writ petitions in part and directing the 3rd respondent/Hon’ble Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, to decide the disqualification petition filed by the petitioners, on or before 07.05.2018.

2. The parties are referred to as per their ranking in the writ petitions, to avoid confusion.

3. The original petitioners filed writ petitions for a writ of quo-warranto to respondents 4 to 10 to demit their office as members of 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly, forthwith, and for a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent, to disqualify respondent Nos.4 to 10 as members of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, with immediate effect,

or

in the alternative,

to issue a writ of mandamus directing the 3rd respondent, Hon’ble Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly to dispose of disqualification petition No.1 of 2016 pending before him, on or before 23.03.2018.

I THE FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE

4. It is the case of the petitioners before the learned single Judge that they are the elected members of th