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The Supreme Court has refused to revisit its two-decade-old verdict on the anti-defection law. A three-judge bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi, P C Pant and Arun Mishra was today deciding on the question whether a member expelled from a party could be disqualified from the house, if he or she defies the party whip.
The apex court refused to revisit its interpretation of the anti-defection law given in G. Vishwanathan case in 1996. It held that an elected or nominated MP of a political party is bound by its whip, even after expulsion.
The issue had cropped up after Samajwadi Party MPs Amar Singh and Jaya Prada, had moved the Supreme Court on their expulsion from the Party on February 2, 2010, anticipating ouster from Parliament. Pyarimohan Mohapatra, who was expelled from Biju Janata Dal, had also moved the apex court on the issue.
The bench said, the questions were not worth their attention as the petitioner MPs have completed their tenure. The bench said, it would now be more appropriate to not answer the question.