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Supreme Court notice to Centre, ECI on plea against MLAs ‘abandoning’ seats to shift loyalty at public expense
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The Supreme Court of India has issued notices to the Union Government and the Election Commission of India regarding a petition that challenges the practice of legislators resigning from their seats to join another political party and subsequently contesting by-elections. The petition argues that this practice, often used to bypass disqualification under the anti-defection law, constitutes a breach of public trust and places an undue financial burden on the exchequer by necessitating avoidable by-elections.
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