The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising order in the case related to the disqualification proceedings initiated against 19 MLAs o...
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising order in the case related to the disqualification proceedings initiated against 19 MLAs of the Congress in Rajasthan.
In its order, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s decision to issue necessary orders in the case on Friday. However, the Supreme Court said that the High Court’s decision would be subject to the proceedings before the Supreme Court in a petition moved by the Rajasthan speaker on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court said:
“The case requires prolonged hearing so as to decide the question of jurisdiction. However, prayer is made that the High Court should not pass an order on which it has heard the matter and reserved the order.
As the High Court has already heard the matter after prolonged arguments and reserved the order, we are not staying the passing of the order, however, whatever order is passed shall be ultimately subject to the outcome of this petition.”
The controversy is a consequence of the political tug-of-war in Rajasthan’s Congress government between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, who was deputy chief minister until he and the 18 others staged a revolt earlier this month. On July 16, Rajasthan Assembly...
