Expelled Aam Aadmi Party MlA Vinod Kumar Binny on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the view taken by the Delhi Assembly’s Speaker that he, despite his expulsion, remained an AAP member and would be bound by a party whip.
Binny, in his plea, listed before Justice Manmohan, has alleged Speaker MS Dhir’s letter is ‘grossly illegal, biased and prejudiced reply’ to his query whether he continues to be an AAP member after his expulsion as he had not voluntarily resigned from his membership.
“The Speaker’s office vide letter dated February 11, 2014 issued a grossly illegal, biased and prejudiced reply, same being against the principles of natural justice and devoid of merits. The act of the respondent 1 was only to compel the petitioner to vote in favour of AAP,” the petition said. “The Speaker’s office stated that the petitioner (Binny), even after expulsion, belongs to be a member of AAP in the light of a judgement by the SC in
G Viswanathan vs Speaker Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly,” Binny said, seeking setting aside of the February 11 letter.The petition also alleged that subsequently the
Speaker issued two whips on the petitioner dated February 12, 2014 and February 13, 2014, thereby making it mandatory for the petitioner to attend the assembly and compelled him to cast his vote in favour of the party.