Attempt to murder case: Supreme Court stays Kerala HC order refusing to suspend conviction of disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal
The Hindu
Supreme Court stays Kerala High Court order, reviving Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal's disqualification, issues notice to Lakshadweep UT administration
The Supreme Court on October 9 stayed the Kerala High Court order rejecting NCP leader Mohammed Faizal's petition seeking suspension of his conviction in an attempt to murder case, an order which may lead to revocation of his disqualification as Lok Sabha MP for a second time.
After the Kerala High Court's October 3 order, he was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on October 4. Mr. Faizal, who represented Lakshadweep in Parliament, has been disqualified twice as a lawmaker in 2023.
“In the meantime, the operation of the impugned order October 3, 2023 of the High Court is stayed. The interim order passed by this court (the Supreme Court) in favour of the petitioner earlier is made operational,” said a Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Sanjay Karol after hearing brief submissions by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and Additional Solicitor General K.M. Natraj.
The Supreme Court had on August 22 temporarily protected Mr. Faizal's status as MP and remanded the case back to the High Court to decide it afresh.
Mr. Natraj, appearing for the Lakshadweep administration, opposed the stay of the High Court’s order. The Bench also issued a notice to the Lakshadweep UT administration and sought its response in four weeks.
Earlier, Mr. Faizal moved the top court challenging the High Court order rejecting his plea for suspending his conviction in the attempt to murder case.
"In view of order dated 03.10.2023 of the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala, Shri Mohammed Faizal P.P., Member of Lok Sabha representing the Lakshadweep Parliamentary Constituency of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction, i.e. 11th January, 2023," a Lok Sabha Secretariat bulletin had stated.
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