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Kerala HC Leaves MLA Mani Kappan's Disqualification to Assembly Speaker
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:45
Kerala HC Leaves MLA Mani Kappan's Disqualification to Assembly Speaker
- •The Kerala High Court has referred the disqualification of Pala MLA Mani C Kappan to the state assembly Speaker.
- •Kappan faces disqualification following his conviction and sentence in four cheque bounce cases by a Mumbai court.
- •Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas stated that Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan can take necessary steps as he has been informed of Kappan's conviction.
- •The court disposed of a plea by Maharashtra resident Dinesh Menon, who sought Kappan's disqualification as a legislator.
- •Mani C Kappan was sentenced to a total of three-and-a-half years in the cheque bounce cases on September 1.
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The Kerala High Court left it to state assembly Speaker Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan to take appropriate steps regarding the disqualification of Pala MLA Mani C Kappan.
Maharashtra resident Dinesh Menon filed a petition seeking a declaration that MLA Mani C Kappan stands disqualified following his conviction and three-and-a-half-year sentence in four cheque bounce cases by a Mumbai court.
A Mumbai court convicted and sentenced Mani C Kappan to a total of three-and-a-half years in prison across four cheque bounce cases on September 1, 2026.
