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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday posted for July 8 a plea seeking direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker to appoint a Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, saying there was no urgency in the matter. Denying the second largest party in Parliament (Lok Sabha) the Leadership of the Opposition status would set a wrong precedent and dilute democracy, they said. The Speaker has to merely ascertain whether the party claiming the post was the largest party in the opposition. He or she is invariably a senior leader, representing the main opposition party in the legislature,” the plea read. They argued since the Speaker was performing a statutory duty in recognizing the Leader of Opposition, she or he could not exercise any discretion..