<p>A Delhi AAP MLA, who crossed over to the BJP, on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against a notice for disqualification issued by the Assembly Speaker.</p>.<p>Senior advocate Soli Sorabjee mentioned the writ petition filed on behalf of Bijwasan MLA Devender Sehrawat before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai for urgent hearing.</p>.<p>The top court, however, asked him to approach the Delhi High Court, saying “adequate remedy is available under Article 226 (writ jurisdiction of the high court)”.</p>.<p>But upon insistence by the counsel, the court asked him to circulate the petition.</p>.<p>“We will examine it and consider if it required hearing here,” the bench said, giving him liberty to mention again on Thursday.</p>.<p>Just a day before, Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has issued disqualification notice under the anti-defection law to Sehrawat and another AAL MLA Anil Bajpai for switching over to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>The action by the Speaker was initiated on a complaint made by Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP MLA and party spokesperson. The two MLAs, for their part, maintained they had not filled up the primary membership form of the BJP.</p>
<p>A Delhi AAP MLA, who crossed over to the BJP, on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against a notice for disqualification issued by the Assembly Speaker.</p>.<p>Senior advocate Soli Sorabjee mentioned the writ petition filed on behalf of Bijwasan MLA Devender Sehrawat before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai for urgent hearing.</p>.<p>The top court, however, asked him to approach the Delhi High Court, saying “adequate remedy is available under Article 226 (writ jurisdiction of the high court)”.</p>.<p>But upon insistence by the counsel, the court asked him to circulate the petition.</p>.<p>“We will examine it and consider if it required hearing here,” the bench said, giving him liberty to mention again on Thursday.</p>.<p>Just a day before, Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has issued disqualification notice under the anti-defection law to Sehrawat and another AAL MLA Anil Bajpai for switching over to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>The action by the Speaker was initiated on a complaint made by Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP MLA and party spokesperson. The two MLAs, for their part, maintained they had not filled up the primary membership form of the BJP.</p>
