AMAR SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court addressed the implications of Paragraph 2(1)(a) and its Explanation in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution regarding the status of expelled members of political parties. The Court reaffirmed that an expelled member does not cease to be a member of the political party that nominated them for election, thus maintaining their status unless they voluntarily join another party. The judgment clarified that joining another party post-expulsion constitutes voluntary abandonment of the original party's membership, thereby impacting their parliamentary status.