Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday held that Member of Legislative Council (MLC) A.H. Vishwanath attracted disqualification under Articles 164 (1) (b) and 361 (B) of the Constitution, and therefore, cannot be inducted into the Council of Ministers.
However, the Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Vishwajith Shetty, added that no interim order can be passed in the cases of two other MLCs — R. Shankar and M.T.B. Nagaraj — as prima facie, it was not established that they have incurred disqualification under Articles 164 (1) (b) and 361 (B).
