Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court Order Disqualifying Mukul Roy as MLA

The Supreme Court has stayed the Calcutta High Court's November 2025 order disqualifying Mukul Roy as a West Bengal MLA under the anti-defection law for defecting from BJP to Trinamool Congress. The top court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, raised concerns over the authenticity of electronic evidence used in the disqualification, citing the need for testing amid AI-related challenges. Notices were issued to BJP leaders and the Assembly Speaker, with responses due in weeks. The stay was granted following a plea by Roy's son, citing his father's ill health.