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Rajasthan HC can pass order on Pilot, MLAs plea against Speaker's move: SC

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi however failed to get any interim relief on his plea alleging that the high court cannot interdict the disqualification proceedings

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We are not restraining the High Court from passing the order but it will be subject to the outcome of the petition (of Speaker) before the Supreme Court, the bench said

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2020 | 2:21 PM IST

The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Rajasthan High Court to pronounce order on plea of 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including sacked deputy CM Sachin Pilot, against the Assembly Speaker's notice for initiating disqualification proceedings against them, but said that it would be subject to the outcome of the petition before the top court.

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi however failed to get any interim relief on his plea alleging that the high court cannot interdict the disqualification proceedings undertaken by him under 10th schedule of the Constitution.

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari said

Topics : Rajasthan government Supreme Court Rajasthan High Court Sachin Pilot Ashok Gehlot

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