SC stops short of fixing time limit for Speaker Birla in disqualification proceedings against TMC rebel MPs
India’s Supreme Court declined to impose a specific deadline on Speaker Om Birla for ruling on disqualification petitions against Trinamool Congress rebel MPs. The MPs had asked for a four‑week window to file their replies. The court only recorded this request, leaving the timeline for the speaker’s decision on the anti‑defection case unresolved and the matter remains pending.