A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the...
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to rift in Shiv Sena.
A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud will hear the matter. Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha are the other members of the bench.
The bench started hearing the matter on merits from February 21. On February 16, it had decided to defer a decision on the preliminary issue of larger bench reference by choosing to determine it along with the merits of the case.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal completed his submissions for the Uddhav side over three days. Senior Advocate Dr.Abhishek Manu Singhvi commenced his arguments for Uddhav side on February 23. Senior Advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Mahesh Jethmalani and Maninder Singh have completed their arguments on behalf of the Shinde side.
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2023-03-15 05:39:02
15 March 2023 10:01 AM GMT
Sibal: Numbers in the house will not make governments fall. It is the alliance of parties in the house that will make the government fall. And that's the application of mind of the governor when he decides to ask for a trust vote.
15 March 2023 10:01 AM GMT
Sibal: My identity is associated with my party. I have no separate identity.
15 March 2023 10:01 AM GMT
Sibal: The governor under A 168 of the Constitution is not the member of the legislative assembly but he's part of the legislature. He can't recognise anyone other than a political party.
15 March 2023 9:57 AM GMT
Sibal: Post poll coalition of political parties- which is what the Uddhav Government was. And the fourth is post poll alliance.
15 March 2023 9:57 AM GMT
Sibal: Then there is pre-poll alliance. Three, there is post poll coalition. Of what? Political parties.
15 March 2023 9:57 AM GMT
Sibal: You have no other identity. I'll tell your lordships why. How are governments formed? Largest single party who has majority - governor will call the leader. If that's not possible, second will come.
15 March 2023 9:56 AM GMT
Sibal: What the legislators, speakers, governors recognise is the political party. And you're a member of the political party. Nothing less, nothing more.
15 March 2023 9:55 AM GMT
Sibal: We're back to 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram'. Why? Because you say now your political affiliation doesn't matter, what matters is numbers. Democracy isn't about numbers.
15 March 2023 9:55 AM GMT
Sibal: For example, there is a small party who has 5 members. 2 of them go to governor saying I won't support government. Will the governor call the floor test? Forget majority, even minority can topple the government.
15 March 2023 9:54 AM GMT
Sibal: Copy is the sent to ECI which conveys it to the speaker. The only identity of the legislator recognised in the house is that he is a member of the party. He has no other identity.
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