The Supreme Court has upheld Uttarakhand High Court’s decision to disqualify nine rebel Congress MLA’s and barring them from participating in the floor test on May 10, as reported by ANI.
Supreme Court’s verdict is in response to the petition filed by the disqualified MLA’s, challenging the high court’s decision.
Supreme Court has appointed Principal Secretary Jaidev Singh as the overseer for the floor test on 10 May. Once the voting is done, the results would be submitted to the court on Wednesday at 10:30 am in a sealed cover.
As of now, mobile phones have been prohibited in Uttarakhand Assembly, starting 4 PM in the evening of 9 May, while section 144 has been imposed in Dehradun.
Commenting on the High Court’s order, Rawat added:
Justice has been done with us today, I’m confident justice will be done with us tomorrow and in future.
Before they moved the Supreme Court, Uttarakhand High Court had dismissed the plea of the nine rebel Congress MLAs, involved in the sting operation against Rawat.
Justice UC Dhyani pronounced his order on the petition challenging Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal’s decision, disqualifying them after they joined hands with the BJP during proceedings on the Appropriation Bill on 18 March. Following this, Speaker Kunjwal filed a caveat in Supreme Court, adding that if the order is challenged in Supreme Court, it must be heard.