SC order on Maharashtra floor test tomorrow, notice issued to Centre, CM and Deputy CM

By DAYANAND MOHITE | published: November 24, 2019 12:55 PM 2019-02-12T14:15:30+5:30

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Amid high drama, attack and counter-attack by political parties, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second consecutive term and NCP's Ajit Pawar as his deputy on Saturday. The oath ceremony was administered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhawan.

The development came at a time when the talks between Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena over government formation in Maharashtra had seemingly reached the final stage on Friday. As the day progressed, allegations and counter-allegations from an elated BJP-led camp on one side and the stunned Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress combine on the other continued thick and fast.

The NCP on Saturday evening removed Ajit Pawar as the party's legislature unit leader, hours after he joined hands with the BJP. Ajit Pawar's actions defied the party's policies, said a resolution passed at the legislature wing's meeting, attended by Sharad Pawar. State NCP chief Jayant Patil will have all the constitutional rights till the next legislature party leader is elected, it said.

The three parties - Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress - moved the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing on their petition challenging the Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari's move regarding government formation in the state. The apex court bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Sanjiv Khanna is currently hearing the joint petition on Maharashtra govt formation.

24 November 2019, 12:38 PM

In this court, sky is the limit, anybody can ask for anything. Any person can ask to make him the Prime Minister: Justice NV Ramana when Mukul Rohatgi (appearing for Maharashtra BJP) questioned the plea for relief filed by Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena earlier today in Supreme Court.

24 November 2019, 12:37 PM

Appropriate orders to be passed tomorrow, says Supreme Court.

24 November 2019, 12:34 PM

We request Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to produce relevant documents from Governor’s letter for inviting BJP to form govt and letter of support of MLAs by 10.30 am tomorrow: SC

24 November 2019, 12:33 PM

SC issues notice to Centre, Maharashtra Govt, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar on Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena's plea.

24 November 2019, 12:24 PM

There is no need for court to pass orders today. There was no illegality in Governor's decision. The court should not pass an order to fix the date of the floor test. The three parties here have no fundamental rights: Mukul Rohatgi

24 November 2019, 12:23 PM

There are some things that are with the President which are not even open to judicial intervention: Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Maharashtra BJP in Supreme Court on Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena's plea.

24 November 2019, 12:20 PM

Singhvi questions Governor, says democracy functions on numbers. How can he exercise discretion when no evidence was produced?

24 November 2019, 12:18 PM

Yesterday, NCP decided that Ajit Pawar is not the legislative party leader. How can he continue as the Deputy Chief Minister if he doesn't have the strength of his own party? Singhvi

24 November 2019, 12:13 PM

The whole idea is to prevent horse-trading. He (Governor) should have awaited the test on the floor of the house (before swearing-in). I’ve had the privilege of appearing in all the cases (Jharkhand, Karnataka etc) and I hope Rohatgi’s best argument is not about maintainability: Singhvi

24 November 2019, 12:12 PM

 Singhvi demands a floor test in the assembly, says its the best way to decide complicated matters like this.

24 November 2019, 12:07 PM

"How come Ajit Pawar becomes the Deputy CM with the support of only around 42-43 seats? It is the murder of democracy," Abhishek Manu Singhvi says in Supreme Court.

24 November 2019, 12:06 PM

"When the announcement was made at 7 pm that we are staking claim to form govt and Uddhav Thackeray will lead it, couldn’t the Governor wait?"Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for NCP-Congress, says in Supreme Court

24 November 2019, 12:05 PM

Abhishek Manu Singhvi begins argument for NCP-Congress in SC, says "Obligations of Governor is to form a prima facie satisfaction of majority on a written document-document to have signatures, physical verification, satisfaction based on these things. This is the criterion."

24 November 2019, 12:04 PM

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta tells the top court that he is appearing as the SG and not on instructions from Governor.

24 November 2019, 12:03 PM

 If they have a majority, let them display. If they don't have it, allow us to form the government, Sibal argues before SC.

24 November 2019, 12:01 PM

The people of Maharashtra need a government. When we are saying we have the majority we are ready to show it. We are ready to show the majority tomorrow: Sibal

24 November 2019, 12:01 PM

The court should order floor test today itself, says Kapil Sibal in SC

24 November 2019, 12:00 PM

We have seen this in Karnataka also. If they (BJP) have the majority, then let them show their majority, says Sibal

24 November 2019, 11:55 AM

Swearing-in took place without any invitation. Nothing is public. Nothing is known to us. The act of Governor smacks of bias, malafide, violation of all norms of SC, says Sibal in SC

24 November 2019, 11:54 AM

"What happened in Maharashtra was condemnable. I have not seen such things happening in the country. They revoked the President's Rule, no cabinet meeting. If there is no cabinet meeting, there must a national emergency," says Sibal.

24 November 2019, 11:53 AM

'' I don’t know why there is hearing on Sunday, there should not be any hearing on Sunday. According to me, this matter (Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress' plea) should not be listed, says Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Maharashtra BJP, in Supreme Court.

24 November 2019, 11:52 AM

When the three parties had announced at 7 pm that they are forming govt, the act of Governor is biased, malafide, contrary to all laws established by this court, Sibal tells SC.

24 November 2019, 11:50 AM

NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena agreed on a CMP and that Uddhav Thackeray will head the alliance as Maharashtra CM, Kapil Sibal tells SC.

24 November 2019, 11:47 AM

Kapil Sibal says, "On 22.11.2019, at 7 pm a press conference was held where we said Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have made a common minimum programme and that the government will be led by Uddav Thackeray."

24 November 2019, 11:46 AM

At 5.17 am on Saturday, President's Rule was revoked and at 8 am, 2 persons were sworn-in as CM & Deputy CM. What documents were given? asks Sibal.

24 November 2019, 11:42 AM

The majority is 145 seats in the state. The pre-poll alliance comes first. The pre-poll alliance broke down. Now, we are relying on post-poll alliance, says Kapil Sibal, who is representing Shiv Sena, tells Supreme Court.

24 November 2019, 11:40 AM

Supreme Court's three-judge bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has started hearing the joint plea of Shiv Sena, NCP & Congress against the decision of Maharashtra Governor inviting Devendra Fadnavis to form government yesterday.

24 November 2019, 11:38 AM

SC begins hearing on NCP-Congress-Sena plea challenging Maharashtra govt formation.

24 November 2019, 11:28 AM

Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance has the number. Many MLAs who were led astray have come back. The rest of them will also come back. All our 44 MLAs are safe at the right place. We need not worry about anything: Ashok Chavan, Congress.

24 November 2019, 11:27 AM

I met Sharad Pawar sa'ab. I have been told that the letter of the MLAs was misused by Ajit Pawar, the MLAs of Pawar sa'ab (Sharad Pawar) have denied giving any kind of support through that letter, they say their letter was misused: Ashok Chavan

24 November 2019, 11:24 AM

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal have arrived for the hearing at the Supreme Court.

24 November 2019, 10:59 AM

They say the swearing-in was done in the darkness of the night. We are people who go to 'shakha' early morning and that is 'Ram Prahar' (time) as per our belief. How would they, who forgot lord Ram, understand the importance of 'Ram Prahar'?: Ashish Shelar, BJP.

24 November 2019, 10:58 AM

We will follow whatever the Supreme Court says but the Governor has given us time till 30th November, we will prove the majority with 170 MLAs or more than that: Ashish Shelar, BJP.

24 November 2019, 10:54 AM

CBI, ED, Income Tax Department and Police are the four main party workers of BJP. The present Governor is also their worker. But BJP has got trapped in their own game now. It's the beginning of their end: Sanjay Raut.

24 November 2019, 10:49 AM

49-50 MLAs of the party are with us right now, 1-2 are coming too. All the MLAs have been kept together here. NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena government will be formed in Maharashtra, 100% sure of it: Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP

24 November 2019, 10:48 AM

Ajit Pawar took false documents to Raj Bhawan yesterday and Governor accepted those documents. Even if today, Governor asks us to prove majority, we can do it right now. 49 NCP MLAs are with us: Sanjay Raut

24 November 2019, 10:47 AM

Sharad Pawar is a national leader. If BJP is trying to form govt, it will not happen. It is a wrong step taken by BJP and Ajit Pawar. 165 MLAs are with Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP: Sanjay Raut

24 November 2019, 10:46 AM

NCP MLA Dilip Walse Patil reaches Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's residence to meet him.

24 November 2019, 10:20 AM

NCP leader Ajit Pawar meets his supporters at his Churchgate residence, confident that BJP will clear the floor test.

24 November 2019, 10:12 AM

NCP MLA Baban Shinde arrives at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai. He did not attend the NCP Legislative Party Meeting yesterday.

24 November 2019, 10:07 AM

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of his MLAs around 2 pm after the top court's decision on NCP-Congress-Sena joint petition challenging the government formation in the state.

24 November 2019, 10:05 AM

Congress MLAs are being shifted to JW Marriott Hotel in Andheri, says news agency ANI.

24 November 2019, 10:02 AM

NCP leaders Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil arrive at Silver oak residence of Sharad Pawar for key meet ahead of SC hearing.

24 November 2019, 10:00 AM

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is set to appear for Maharashtra BJP in the Supreme Court today.

24 November 2019, 09:59 AM

Attorney General KK Venugopal will appear on behalf of the Centre in SC during hearing on Maharashtra plea.

24 November 2019, 09:33 AM

 Congress veterans and senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi are expected to appear for the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress trio in the Supreme Court for the hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 11:30 am.

24 November 2019, 09:31 AM

BJP MP Sanjay Kakade arrives at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai prior to the Supreme Court's hearing on the Maharashtra crisis.

24 November 2019, 08:53 AM

Maharashtra Governor meets President Kovind ahead of SC hearing on joint petition filed by Sena, NCP and Congress: Sources.

24 November 2019, 08:07 AM

In order to avoid poaching of its MLAs, the NCP has shifted them to Renaissance Hotel in Mumbai.

24 November 2019, 07:54 AM

''Accidental oath-taking,'' senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut tweets on Sunday morning.