{"id":309399,"date":"2023-12-15T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=309399"},"modified":"2023-12-15T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:10:43","slug":"sc-adjourns-mahua-moitra-plea-against-lok-sabha-expulsion-till-january-3-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/15\/sc-adjourns-mahua-moitra-plea-against-lok-sabha-expulsion-till-january-3-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cash for Query | SC adjourns Mahua Moitra\u2019s plea against her Lok Sabha Expulsion till January 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court:<\/span> In a plea against All India Trinamool Congress Party candidate Mahua Moitra&#8217;s expulsion from Lok Sabha, the Division Bench of Sanjiv Khanna and Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti, JJ. adjourned the hearing till 03-01-2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Moitra, who was elected from the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, was expelled on 08-12-2023 from Lok Sabha over cash for query charges. The matter came to light when Bharatiya Janata Party (&#8216;BJP&#8217;) MP Nishikant Dubey had complained against Moitra to the Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, alleging that she raised questions in the House after demanding bribes including cash and gifts from a big firm. It was also alleged that she shared her Lok Sabha Login and password details with a businessman, compromising the national security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Ethics Committee had tabled its report in the lower House in allegations against Moitra. Following the report, a motion was moved to expel Moitra from the House and upon passing of the motion, Moitra ceased to be a member of the Lok Sabha with effect from the 08-12-2023 afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Moitra had moved to the Court against her expulsion on the grounds of &#8216;substantial illegality&#8217; and &#8216;arbitrariness&#8217; by the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee in advising her expulsion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court adjourned the hearing till 03-01-2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Mahua Moitra v. Lok Sabha Secretariat<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><b>Source:<\/b> With Inputs from The Press.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><b>Image Source:<\/b> @MahuaMoitra\/Twitter.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Mahua Moitra, who was elected from the Krishnanagar seat in West Bengal, was expelled on 08-12-2023 from Lok Sabha over cash for query 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