Consider floor test, Supreme Court tells Centre

Consider floor test, Supreme Court tells Centre
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The Supreme Court has asked the Central government to consider holding a floor test in Uttarakhand. “Why not have a floor test under our supervision?” the court asked the Centre. 

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Central government to consider holding a floor test in Uttarakhand. “Why not have a floor test under our supervision?” the court asked the Centre.

The court adjourned the hearing till Wednesday. The apex court is hearing the Central government’s appeal against the Uttarakhand High Court’s verdict revoking President’s rule in the state and ordering a floor test.

The court had on April 22 stayed till April 27 the judgement of the Uttarakhand High Court quashing imposition of President's rule.

On April 27, it had extended the stay till further orders and had also framed seven questions while giving the liberty to the AG to include other questions the government would like to be addressed.

"Whether the Governor could have sent the message in the present manner under Article 175 (2) for conducting floor test," the court had said in its first question.

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