OoP: EC verdict on

The Election Commission is likely to take a decision on Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy8217;s office-of-profit petition against 10 CPIM MPs in a few days.

Election Commission sources said Roy has 8216;8216;give some additional information8217;8217; regarding the cases following an EC notice to this effect. The three-member Commission is expected to study the response and decide whether to proceed with the petition and call the other side for hearing or reject it altogether for want of specifics, the sources added.

The EC officials said the petitions against other MPs, the number of which has risen to 45, were 8216;8216;in different stages of consideration8217;8217;. With President returning the Bill, the EC has stepped up work on the petitions.

However, officials said they had 8216;8216;never suspended the process8217;8217;of considering the disqualification petitions referred to it by the President and Governors of various states.