Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar said MLAs who appeared before him on Thursday have given their resignations in the "right format" and he will have to examine whether they are "voluntary and genuine."

"The MLAs had come, they said they want to resign, I said they can give...they asked me to accept it. It cannot be like that. I will have to see whether it is genuine or voluntary and be convinced," Kumar said after meeting the disgruntled legislators. Asserting he will abide by rules, the speaker said he will take a "just decision which may be of convenience to some and inconvenience to some." Meanwhile, sources said the MLAs were returning to Mumbai. Kumar said "the proceedings of today have been video recorded, and will be sent to the Supreme Court Registrar General.