Assembly ruckus case verdict on Oct. 6
The Hindu
Discharge petition filed by Sivankutty and five others
The verdict in the discharge petition filed by General Education Minister V. Sivankutty and others in the Assembly ruckus case will be passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Thiruvananthapuam, on October 6.
In the event of the trial court allowing the discharge petition, the accused legislators can walk free. If found guilty, the MLAs will have to face trial at the court itself. However, the accused can file appeal against the verdict in the High Court.
In the electoral battle for the North East Graduates Constituency of the Legislative Council, Congress MLC Chandrashekar Patil retained the seat by bagging 43,484 votes to defeat his nearest rival Amarnath Patil of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 4,651 votes. Amarnath Patil secured 38,833 votes.