In a major relief for former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday quashed his expulsion from the state Assembly for his alleged involvement in the Amritsar land allotment scam.

A bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan held that the state Assembly had no power to expel Singh and others for what was their executive action. The court also restored the seat of Singh which was declared vacant by the Assembly consequent to his expulsion.