Supreme Court of India

Balchandra L. Jarkiholi & Ors. v. B.S. Yeddyurappa & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 10 S.C.R. 877

Bench Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph JJ.

Decided 13 May 2011

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(a) of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution.

Judgment, page 71

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 - Tenth Schedule, Paragraph 2(1)(a) - Disqualification application against MLA on ground of defection - Manner of disposal by the Speaker- Challenge to - Tests of natural justice and fair play - Respondent no. 1 was the Legislature Party Leader of BJP in the Kamataka Legislative Assembly, and also the Chief Minister of the State of Kamataka - 13 BJP MLAs including the appellants and two others-'MPR' and 'NN' wrote to the Governor of the State that they were withdrawing support to the Government led by Respondent no. 1 - Governor asked Respondent no. 1 to seek vote

Authorities it was built on

1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. cited by 139
1991 Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others cited by 59
1963 State of Uttar Pradesh v. Singhara Singh and Others cited by 49
1985 Union of India and Another v. Tulsiram Patel and Others cited by 30
2005 Sangramsinh P. Gaekwad and Ors. v. Shantadevi P. Gaekwad (i) Thr. Lrs. and Ors. cited by 22
2001 B.R. Kapur v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr. cited by 13
2000 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Shri Ram Singh cited by 10
2007 Sri Rajendra Singh Rana and Ors. v. Swami Prasad Maurya and Ors. cited by 9
2004 Dr. Mahachandra Prasad Singh v. Chairman, Bihar Legislative Council and Ors. cited by 7
1998 Mayawati v. Markandeya Chand and Ors. cited by 7
1963 S. Pratap Singh v. The State of Punjab cited by 6
2006 Jagjlt Singh v. State of Haryana and Ors. cited by 5
1996 G. Vishwanathan Etc. v. The Honble Speaker Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Madras and Anr. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2019 Shrimanth Balasaheb Patil v. Hon’ble Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Others referred to

Of those, 1 referred to

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