Delhi High Court to hear Sharad Yadav's plea in Rajya Sabha disqualification case

The Delhi High Court today will hear the plea filed by former JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav in connection with his disqualification from Rajya Sabha.

The pleademanding urgent hearingseeks immediate termination of his "disqualification from Rajya Sabha".

Sharad Yadav's counsel demanded an urgent hearing into the matter citingthat the Winter session of Parliament was approaching and he will not be able to participate in it if the order is not suspended. He also demanded an interim stay intothe matter.

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The plea for an urgent hearing of the matter was filed by Sharad Yadav'sAdvocate Nizam Pasha andwas put before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar.

The plea says that Yadav was not given any chance by Rajya Sabha chairman before the order was passed against him.

On the other hand, the counsel for the leader of JD(U) in the house, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh has opposed to the urgent listing of the matter.

Sharad Yadav was disqualified from the party by Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu due to Anti-Defection Law on December 4.

His disqualification came after Yadav joined hands with the opposition and attended a rally of the opposition party in Patna.

Yadav teamed up with the opposition after JD(U) president and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar broke out from the Grand Alliance and joined up with BJP.

The chairman then disqualified Sharad Yadav along with another party leader citing that the two senior leaders had"voluntarily given up" their membership by defying the party's directives and attending events of opposition parties.