The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to set aside the appointment of K G Bopaiah as Protem Speaker in the Karnataka Assembly and allowed all the media channels to telecast live floor test proceedings inside the House.

Congress and the JD-S had challenged Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision to appoint Mr Bopaiah as the pro-tem Speaker in the Karnataka Assembly.

A three-judge bench of the Apex court, headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, and also comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and S A Bobde, passed the order on JD(S)-Congress petition. (UNI)