India, Nov. 8 -- The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and Congress MLA from Bina Nirmala Sapre over a long-pending petition seeking Sapre's disqualification under the anti-defection law, after she allegedly quit the Congress and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last year.

The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf, heard the matter on Friday and directed both parties to file their responses before the next hearing, scheduled for November 18, 2025. The petition was filed by Leader of the Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Umang Singhar, who has alleged that the Speaker's inaction for over sixteen months violates both constitutional pr...