The Supreme Court bench of Justices AK Sikri, SA Bobde and Ashok Bhushan on Saturday (May 19) morning in a special sitting, decided that the appointment of BJP KG Bopaiah as protem speaker of the Karnataka assembly for the floor test could not be argued, because there have been past instances of less senior MLAs being appointed as protem speakers.

The top court instead decided that Congress lawyers Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi would not press their prayers in regard to proterm speaker but the floor test will be live telecast over all channels. This will be recorded.

The court said that this is the best way to address the grievances of opposition parties and that there will be transparency as well.

– India Legal Bureau