SC agrees to hear plea submitted by K'taka rebel MLAs

The rebel Congress MLAs in Karnataka approached the apex court for contempt proceedings against Congress leaders as the top court has ordered a status quo. The SC agreed to hear their plea on Tuesday.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear plea of five more rebel Congress MLAs along with the pending petition of 10 legislators seeking a direction to the Karnataka Assembly Speaker to accept their resignation.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submission of senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi, appearing for the rebel MLAs, that they are also made parties to the pending petition, which is to be heard on Tuesday.

Five more rebels Congress MLAs from Karnataka has moved the apex court on July 13 against the Speaker not accepting their resignations.

These MLAs are Anand Singh, K Sudhakar, N Nagaraj, Munirathna and Roshan Baig.

The apex court had on July 12 restrained Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar from taking any decision till July 16 on the resignation and disqualification of 10 rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition.