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Nation / Fri, 12 Jun 2026 Bar and Bench

Can Speaker ignore TMC's choice for Leader of Opposition? Calcutta High Court to decide

The Calcutta High Court is slated to decide if the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly can ignore an opposition political party's pick for Leader of Opposition (LoP) in a dispute involving the recognition rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the LoP in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly [Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay v Hon’ble Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Others].

The Calcutta High Court is slated to decide if the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly can ignore an opposition political party's pick for Leader of Opposition (LoP) in a dispute involving the recognition rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the LoP in the 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly [Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay v Hon’ble Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Others].

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