Kolkata April 18 PTI The hearing into Mukul Roys disqualification as an MLA will begin again in West Bengal assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee who had earlier dismissed a petition on it said on Monday Assembly sources said the hearing in the case is likely to begin this Friday The honourable court has sent a reminder I will look into it legally I will call both parties and hold a hearing Banerjee told reporters here Calcutta High Court had last week set aside the speakers order dismissing a petition by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari seeking disqualification of TMC lawmaker Mukul Roy as a member of the House on the ground of defection and restored the matter for fresh consideration Roy a former BJP national vice-president had defected to the ruling TMC from BJP in June 2021 after winning the assembly poll in West Bengal on a BJP ticket In February this year Banerjee had dismissed Adhikaris petition of June 17 2021 seeking Roys disqualification as an MLA under the anti-defection law for switching sides after the election BJP MLA Ambika Roy had moved the HC in July last year challenging Roys election as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee PAC and prayed for the nomination of an opposition member to the post as per tradition PTI PNT KK KK KK