MP Floor Test Hearing [Day-2] Live-Updates From Supreme Court

Justice Chandrachud says that in this case, the trust vote was to take place a day later and that circumstances cannot be equated.

“We will not feter the power of the speaker”, said the order in this case, says singhvi.

Singhvi urges that it is imperative to note that the Speaker’s discretion was given primacy by the court in this case.

Singhvi now reading out an order in Karnataka assembly case.

Says this was an identical situation.

Singhvi also reading out MP House Rules in Hindi, asks the bench if they are comfortable with hindi.

Justice Chandrachud: “Of course! Its a beautiful language!”

In a running session, lordships have never directed a so called floor test. Not in a single case, asserts Singhvi

Engineering a change of government, by a constitutional sin, that's the whole point of a floor test! - Singhvi for MP Speaker. 

Singhvi contends that the issues at hand have a multi-pronged approach

“If they are disqualified, persons thus disqualified, have to fight another election.

This is an alleged constitutional sin

A resignation does not have the same consequence.”

SG interjects, says this is a peculiar situation indeed.

Senior advocate Maninder singh - “They are doing nothing but delaying the floor test, the bogey is out”

We gave you a clear methodology to alleviate the issue of captivity , we intend to appoint an observer who will be the only one in the room: Justice Chandrachud suggests mechanism for the Speaker to have a meeting with rebel MLAs through video conferencing at neutral venue.