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Kapil Sibal Questions Centre's Pattern, CJI Silences Him in Disqualification Case.
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News18•29-09-2026, 17:05
Kapil Sibal Questions Centre's Pattern, CJI Silences Him in Disqualification Case.
- •Kapil Sibal argued in the Supreme Court that it's a set pattern: first break the party, then stall the matter, and waste time by passing the buck to the Election Commission and the Speaker.
- •The Mamata Banerjee camp was anxious as the October 8 deadline approached and wanted the country's highest court to end this game.
- •CJI Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi's bench reacted to Sibal's arguments, stating that before pointing fingers at others, the judiciary should examine itself.
- •Justice Bagchi noted that the court itself has often failed to adhere to set deadlines in many cases, deflating Sibal's demand to set a timer for the Speaker.
- •10 rebel TMC MLAs have left Mamata Banerjee, against whom a disqualification petition was filed on July 8, and the three-month window for the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide on this matter expires on October 8.
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Kapil Sibal urged CJI Suryakant's bench to impose a strict deadline on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker regarding the disqualification petition against rebel TMC MLAs to prevent the political maneuvering from dragging on indefinitely.
The Supreme Court bench, comprising CJI Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, declined to impose a forced deadline or new framework, with Justice Bagchi noting that the judiciary itself often fails to meet deadlines in many cases.
The three-month window for the West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide on the disqualification petition filed against the 10 rebel TMC MLAs is set to expire on October 8.
