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Disqualified K'taka MLAs move SC for postponement of Dec 5 bypolls

<span style="color: #222222;">The disqualified Karnataka MLAs moved the Supreme Court today, seeking further postponement of the Assembly bypolls which are scheduled on December 5th.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana on October 25th had reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed by the 17 MLAs, challenging their disqualification as lawmakers ahead of the trust vote by the then H D Kumaraswamy government.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the disqualified MLAs, mentioned the matter and said that the bypolls for the Assembly seats are scheduled on December 5th and candidates are required to file their nomination papers between November 11th and November 18th.The Apex Court asked the counsel for the MLAs to file a fresh application in this regard.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, the Election Commission had postponed the bypolls, which were scheduled on October 21th, to December 5th in view of the pendency of the petitions filed by the disqualified lawmakers. </span><br />

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