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

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.

We can only create a situation where the exercise of discretion is truly voluntary, says Justice Chandrachud

Justice Chandrachud asks Singhvi: According to them, they have resigned. They say they have given them 3 opportunities. Look at the flipside. What if the speaker does nothing ?

Even the supreme court cannot abrogate the discretion of the speaker: singhvi

Singhvi on the repurcussions : Abstention creates a smaller house, in that smaller house - there is a double whammy

1) the house becomes smaller and the abstainers become abstaining..

The overriding point is by simply chanting the mantra of “floor test! Floor test!” , what is the petitioner trying to achieve? : Singhvi

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi begins arguments.

Says this is an attempt to short circuit the speakers very large discretion in resignations.

After a duel of arguments yesterday between both sides, the bench is expected to continue the hearing today, having adjourned it yesterday to 10.30 AM.

Supreme Court bench of Justices DY Chandrachud & Hemant Gupta is hearing a petition filed by BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh seeking directions to conduct a floor test in the state assembly.