February 1, 2010 1:14 PM

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SC rejects PIL seeking direction to AP Speaker over resignations of MLAs on Telangana issue

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Andhra Pradesh Speaker to either accept or decide on the resignation of over 139 legislators on the Telangana issue.A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices J M Panchal and Deepak Verma said that the petitioner M Narayana Reddy, a former MP, had no locus standi in the issue. The apex court said there was no public interest involved in the issue as claimed by the petitioner.139 MLAs, cutting across party lines, had submitted their resignation to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker on December 10 and 23 last year.

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