Supreme Court hears West Bengal MLA Sohandeb Chattopadhyay's plea seeking an expeditious decision by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on petitions for #disqualification of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs who broke away from the party

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana.

Sr Adv Kapil Sibal: 3 months will expire on 8th October. Same pattern (as Shiv Sena). You don't deal with disqualification...go to ECI, get an order...SAME PATTERN

CJI: We will dispose of observing that we are hopeful that Speaker will follow the law laid down in Kesham Meghachandra

Sibal: But someday your lordships may examine the pattern

J Bagchi: We should see the mirror before we issue directions. There are cases judiciary must decide expeditiously...We are gloriously in breach.