ProMASS News Bureau: Feb 9, 2016:
The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of two rebel Congress MLAs of Arunachal Pradesh against a Gauhati High Court decision. A bench comprising Justices A R Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel upheld the action of then assembly speaker Nabam Rebia to accept their resignations. Rejecting the appeals of MLAs Wanglam Sawin and Gabriel D Wangsu, the Court said the letters bore their signatures and moreover, there was a delay in raising the issue before the Speaker.
The bench did not concur with the submissions of senior advocate L Nageshwar Rao, appearing for the two rebel MLAs, that the Speaker should have conducted an inquiry after he received their resignation letters, saying their letters are irrevocable as if they were executing a Will.
