New Delhi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of Lakshadweep Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Faizal to suspend his sentence in an attempt to murder case.
The court order was confirmed by a senior central government lawyer associated with the case.
The High Court had in January this year suspended Faisal’s conviction and sentence against which the Lakshadweep administration had moved the Supreme Court.
The apex court on August 22 termed the High Court verdict as ‘erroneous’ and set aside the decision suspending the NCP MLA’s sentence.
The top court had temporarily reserved Faesal’s status as MP for three weeks and said the benefit of the high court order staying the suspension would remain in force during this period, noting that the relationship There should not be any zero in. Representation of Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency in Parliament.
It had sent the case back to the high court and asked for a fresh decision on the MLA’s application seeking stay on his conviction within this period.
