Gehlot vs Pilot reaches top court: SC hearing on Speaker's plea today

The Supreme Court (SC) will hear on Thursday a plea by Rajasthan Speaker C P Joshi against the high court order, restraining him from any action against 19 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), including Sachin Pilot, who decided not to attend a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party and rebelled against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

The central issue is: Can a Speaker have jurisdiction over the actions of MLAs outside the Legislative Assembly and when the Assembly is not in session?

Joshi said he had decided to go to the SC to avert a “constitutional crisis” and a confrontation with the