Sanasam Bira Singh, S/o (L) S. Megha Singh vs Hon’ble Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, Acting as Presiding Officer of the Tribunal Constituted under Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India

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2021 Supreme(Manipur) 7

AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH, LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR
Sanasam Bira Singh, S/o (L) S. Megha Singh – Appellant
Versus
Hon’ble Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, Acting as Presiding Officer of the Tribunal Constituted under Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. HS. Paonam, Sr. Adv.& Mr. S. Gunabanta Meitei, Adv.
For the respondents: Mr. Satyapal Jain, Sr. Adv, Mr. Lenin Hijam, Addl. AG, Manipur, Mr. S.G. Hasnain, Sr. Adv., Mr. S. Biswajit Singh, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

A. Bimol Singh, J

[1] Heard Mr. HS. Paonam, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. S. Gunabanta Meitei, Advocate, appearing for the petitioner, Mr. Satyapal Jain, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India assisted by Mr. Lenin Hijam, learned Addl. Advocate General, Manipur for respondents No. 1 & 2, Mr. S.G. Hasnain, learned Senior Advocate, appearing for respondent No. 3 in WP(C) No. 331 of 2020 and Mr. S. Biswajit, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 3 in WP(C) 363 of 2020. None appeared for respondents No. 3 & 4 in WP(C) No. 362 of 2020.

[2] The present 3(three) writ petitions have been filed challenging the common order dated 18.06.2020 passed by the Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, in Disqualification Case No. 4 of 2019, Disqualification Case No. 5 of 2019 and Disqualification Case No. 13 of 2019, disqualifying the writ petitioner for being a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly in terms of Para 2 (1) (a) of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India read with Article 191 (2) of the Constitution of India w.e.f. 18.06.2020 till the expiry of the term of the 11th Legislative Assembly of Manipur as well as the bulletin part-II No. 42 date

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2021 Supreme(Manipur) 7

AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH, LANUSUNGKUM JAMIRSanasam Bira Singh, S/o (L) S. Megha Singh – AppellantVersusHon’ble Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, Acting as Presiding Officer of the Tribunal Constituted under Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India – Respondent

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AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH, LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR
Sanasam Bira Singh, S/o (L) S. Megha Singh – Appellant
Versus
Hon’ble Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, Acting as Presiding Officer of the Tribunal Constituted under Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India – Respondent