{"id":42827,"date":"2016-05-03T07:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T02:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=42827"},"modified":"2016-05-03T07:30:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T02:00:33","slug":"sc-asks-ag-feasibility-holding-floor-test-ukhand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-asks-ag-feasibility-holding-floor-test-ukhand","title":{"rendered":"SC asks AG about feasibility of holding floor test in U&#8217;khand"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_42159\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42159\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/rawat-moves-high-court-imposition-prez-rule\/harish-rawat-580x376\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?fit=580%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"580,376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harish Rawat\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Harish Rawat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Harish Rawat&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?fit=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?fit=580%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-42159 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?resize=300%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SC asks AG about feasibility of holding floor test in U'khand\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/harish-rawat-580x376.jpg?resize=580%2C376&amp;ssl=1 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SC asks AG about feasibility of holding floor test in U&#8217;khand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to seek instruction on having a floor test in Uttarakhand where a major power tussle is underway between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and the Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court asked the Attorney General that there should be a floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly under its supervision in view of the &#8220;Rameshwar judgement&#8221; and also asked the Centre to think about it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the hearing on the Centre&#8217;s plea against Uttarakhand High Court&#8217;s order revoking President&#8217;s rule in the state has been adjourned for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra\u00a0had on April 27 directed the continuation of President&#8217;s Rule in Uttarakhand.<\/p>\n<p>Posting the matter for further hearing on Tuesday, it had extended the stay on the High Court&#8217;s order quashing the central rule in Uttarakhand.<\/p>\n<p>The two-judge division bench, comprising of Justices Dipak Mishra and Shiva Kirti Singh, had also asked several questions to the Centre asking it to justify imposition of President&#8217;s Rule.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court sought to know if the Governor could have sent a message in the present manner under Article175 (2) to conduct a floor test and if delay in the floor test can be a ground for the proclamation of President&#8217;s Rule in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The apex court asked if disqualification of MLAs by the Uttarakhand speaker is a relevant issue for the purpose of imposing President&#8217;s Rule under Article 356 and proceedings in the Uttarakhand assembly can be taken note of by the President for imposing his rule.<\/p>\n<p>The Centre had imposed President&#8217;s Rule in the state on March 27.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to seek instruction on having a floor test in Uttarakhand where a major power tussle is underway between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and the Congress. 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