Madras HC to hear plea of Dinakaran's disaqualified MLAs

September 19, 2017 11:45

A shot in the arm for TTV Dinakaran. The Madras High Court agrees to hear the plea of 18 disqualified MLAs for an urgent hearing tomorrow. The MLAa had filed a plea challenging their disqualification by Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal.

Speaker P Dhanapal on Monday disqualified 18 AIADMK MLAs who are supporting sidelined party deputy general secretary Dinakaran. The MLAs were disqualified under Schedule 10 of the Indian Constitution, which deals with the anti-defection law.

"The Speaker has taken action under schedule 10 of the constitution and therefore the following MLAs are disqualified and therefore they lose their MLA post," said a statement issued by assembly secretary K Boopathy on Monday morning.

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