SC refuses to stay Himachal Pradesh Speaker's order disqualifying rebel Congress MLAs

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued a notice to the office of the HP assembly speaker, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, and sought its response to the plea within four weeks. The SC refused to halt the disqualification order issued by the Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker against six Congress rebels. These rebels had engaged in cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state.