The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker ………………….. ruling on the disqualification petitions filed by rival factions of the …………….. demonstrates why the adjudicatory function under the anti-defection law should not be in the hands of Presiding Officers in the legislature.
In a matter that many thought would decide the survival of the CM…………….., the Speaker has ruled that there was no case to disqualify members of the ………………. faction, or 14 members in the ………………….. group. The ruling is based mainly on the finding that loyalists of ………………. the Chief Minister now, constituted the ‘real political party’.
1. The speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is?
A) Rahul Narlikar
B) Rahul Narvekar
C) Sanjay Narvekar
d) Sanjay Nimbalkar
2. The 2 factions of Shiv Sena are headed by?
A) Eknath Shinde and Sanjay Nirupam
B) Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar
C) Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray
D) Eknath Shinde and Raj Thackeray
3. What is the minimum percentage of legislators required to form a breakaway group without inviting penalties under the anti-defection law?
A) 10%
B) 33%
C) 50%
D) 66%
4. The anti-defection law was introduced through which constitutional amendment?
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 52nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 61st Amendment
5. Which authority is responsible for making decisions regarding disqualification under the anti-defection law?
A) The President of India
B) The Speaker/Chairman of the respective House
C) The Supreme Court of India
D) The Election Commission of India
6. Which landmark judgment is related to anti-defection law?
A) Kihoto Hollohan
B) S. R. Bommai
C) Kesavanand Bharati
D) R. C. Cooper
Answers :
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. A
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