New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that pleas under the anti-defection law must be dealt with expeditiously and that high courts should not deny directions to speakers merely because of the remaining tenure of the legislative assembly. Directing the Madhya Pradesh assembly speaker to decide within two months a pending disqualification petition against Congress MLA Nirmala Sapre, the court observed that even where a high court finds no urgency in a disqualification matter, issues arising under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution must be dealt with promptly.P7...