NEW DELHI: After the Centre agreed
to it, the Supreme Court on Friday
fixed May 10 as the date for the floor test to ascertain if ousted Uttarakhand
chief minister Harish Rawat enjoys
majority support in the state's assembly.
The apex court however also added
that the nine Congress MLAs who were disqualified by the assembly speaker would
not be allowed to vote in the floor test.
Earlier, appearing on behalf of the
Centre, attorney general Mukul Rohatgi informed the SC that the Centre was
ready for a floor test and asked the apex court to appoint an observer for the
same.
"There should be one agenda and
the observer should be a retired chief election commissioner," the Rohtagi
told the apex court.
"It should only be a test of
strength between the two political alliances in the assembly," he added.
The SC, however, clarified that
there would be no composite floor test - only ousted CM Harish Rawat would seek
a vote of confidence in the state assembly.
Rohtagi also said that President's
rule should not be suspended when the floor test takes place.
Uttarakhand is under President's
Rule after the top court stayed the Uttarakhand high court order reinstating
the Harish Rawat government. Before that, President's Rule was imposed in the
state on March 27.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday
asked the attorney general to take instructions from the Centre and inform it
about the feasibility of holding a floor test in Uttarakhand assembly under
its supervision.
Source: Economic Times
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