No basis to overturn anti-defection clauses, rules SC

1 week ago

The Supreme Court decided on Wednesday that there’s no basis to overturn contentious anti-defection clauses written into the Constitution in 2024 that empower political parties to unseat parliamentarians. The constitutional amendment in question was submitted, passed and ratified in quick succession in November 2024. It added three more circumstances where parliamentarians will lose their seat. They are: If a parliamentarian resigns from