Supreme Court has ruled that Harish Rawat will face a floor test on May 10th, between 11 AM and 1 PM. During those two hours, there would be no President’s Rule in the state, and Harish Rawat will enter the assembly as a CM.
#LegalNews: Justice Dipak Misra said that 1st respondent, Harish Rawat has to prove the floor test in #Uttarakhand assembly
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However, in a severe blow to BJP, the apex court has ruled that the disqualified MLAs from Congress will not be able to vote.
Justice Dipak Misra, while announcing the verdict, said that whether right or wrong, the speaker has disqualified the concerned MLAs, and they can’t vote during the floor test.
#LegalNews: Justice Misra:Disqualified #Uttarakhand MLAs can’t be allowed to vote in floor test; right or wrong, speaker has made a decision
— India Legal (@indialegalmedia) May 6, 2016
The entire floor test shall be video-graphed and there would be adequate security measures for all members of the assembly.
Principal Secretary (Legislature) has been appointed by the Supreme Court as the ‘observer’ of this floor test.
All eyes are now set on May 10th, when the political fate of Uttarakhand would be determined.
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