IMPHAL, June 6: After three MLAs of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) were disqualified by a sensational judgement passed by the Speaker`™s Tribunal on May 27 last invoking the anti-defection law also known as Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution, the Tribunal of Manipur Legislative Assembly has fixed next hearing of the disqualification case against AITC MLA of Konthoujam Constituency K Sharat Singh and LJP MLA of Langthabal Constituency K Shyam Singh on June 20.
As scheduled earlier, hearing of the four disqualification cases against the two MLAs at the Speaker`™s Tribunal at the Secretariat of the Assembly began at 10.30 am by including the cases into the cause list. Morning session of the hearing continued till 1.15 pm. After a break, the hearing again started at 2 pm and continued till 4 pm.
The first case put up before the tribunal for hearing was of the Disqualification Case No 7 of 2014 (Th Shyamkumar Singh v/s K Sharat Singh). The case was filed by president of AITC Th Shyamkumar who is also the MLA of Andro Constituency seeking disqualification of MLA K Sharat under the Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution.
During the hearing, respondent of the case, MLA Sharat admitted before the court that his earlier counsel advocate A Romenkumar has been replaced by advocate N Jolendro and pleaded to give six weeks time to replace and re-file the affidavit and documents submitted to the court through his former counsel.
He also informed the court that the petition (Case No WP (C) No 436 of 2015) filed at the High Court of Manipur by him challenging the ruling passed by the Speaker`™s tribunal on May 5 last is still pending.
Counsels of the petitioner of the case did not object to the prayer of the respondent. However, the tribunal reduced the six weeks time sought by the respondent to two weeks and fixed the next hearing of the case on June 20.
The second case put up for hearing before the Speaker`™s tribunal was of the three different disqualification cases against MLA of Langthabal Constituency K Shyam.
The cases are Disqualification No 14 of 2014 (K Sharatchandra Sharma v/s K Shyam); Disqualification Case No 15 of 2014 (N Momon v/s K Shyam) and Disqualification Case No 16 of 2014 (Kh Vimal Singh v/s K Shyam).
Petitioners of the pending three disqualification cases against MLA K Shyam Singh collectively pleaded before the tribunal to give two weeks time on personal ground.
The prayer of the three petitioners was not objected by the respondents of the cases. Accordingly, the Speaker`™s tribunal fixed next hearing of the cases on June 20.