New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the operation of the Calcutta High Court judgment disqualifying senior politician Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly under the anti-defection law.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while issuing notice on a petition filed by Subhranshu Roy, son of Mukul Roy, challenging the High Court's decision.
The Bench directed that the High Court's judgment shall remain in abeyance for the time being.
Mukul Roy had won the Krishnanagar North Assembly seat in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections on a BJP ticket and was alleged to have subsequently joined the Trinamool Congress.
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