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Expulsion of MPs: court wants all parties to explain Agencies New Delhi Jan 9: The Delhi High Court today issued notices to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Election Commission and the Centre on a batch of petitions filed by eight of the 11 expelled MPs caught on camera taking bribe for asking questions in the Parliament. A division bench of Mr Justice Vijender Jain and Mr Justice Rekha Sharma asked the respondents to file their replies to the petition within two weeks. The court, however, refused to grant interim relief to the expelled MPs and posted the matter for hearing on February 13. The MPs whose petition came up for hearing are Mr Chhatrapal Singh Lodha (Rajya Sabha), Messrs Suresh Chandel, Pradip Gandhi, Yashwant Giridhar Mahajan, Anna Saheb M K Patil, Chandrapratap Singh, Manoj Kumar and Ram Sevak Singh, all of them from Lok Sabha. Appearing for the MPs, senior counsel, Mr P N Lekhi said the Parliament did not have the power to expel its members. At the most, it could suspend them. The MPs moved the High Court last week, saying they were not given enough opportunities to defend themselves, and that the Bansal Committee, set up by the Lok Sabha Speaker, Mr Somnath Chatterjee, had violated the principle of natural justice. Mr Chatterjee has said that he had received emails and letters from across the country supporting the expulsion of the MPs. He said he would not surrender or submit to the jurisdiction of courts on this issue. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
