Supreme Court questions anti-defection law, asks government to respond to Sibal's petition
The Supreme Court has highlighted "enormous issues" regarding the anti-defection law and directed the Centre to file a response to a plea submitted by Kapil Sibal. Sibal’s petition contests how the Tenth Schedule is being interpreted, noting that rebel lawmakers are leveraging it to bypass anti-defection rules by claiming a 'merger' even in instances where their parent party has not officially merged. The bench remarked that the Tenth Schedule is essentially "the making of the MPs."
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