Rajasthan High Court Verdict on Friday on Sachin Pilot, Rebel Congress MLAs' Plea Against Disqualification Notice
The bench headed by Chief Justice Indrajit Mohanty concluded the hearings in the case on Tuesday. The rebel Congress MLAs were represented by former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi and senior advocate Harish Salve. The Congress government was defended in the courtroom by senior lawyer and party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Jaipur, July 21: The Rajasthan High Court will pronounce its verdict on Friday on the plea filed by former deputy CM Sachin Pilot and rebel Congress MLAs against the disqualification notice issued by the Assembly Speaker. The court has restrained Speaker CP Joshi from taking any action till Friday, when the order on their petitions will be announced.
The bench headed by Chief Justice Indrajit Mohanty concluded the hearings in the case on Tuesday. The rebel Congress MLAs were represented by former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi and senior advocate Harish Salve. Gehlot Hits Out at Sachin Pilot, Says 'He Was Conspiring For Past 6 Months With BJP's Support'.
The Congress government was defended in the courtroom by senior lawyer and party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. During the course of hearing on Monday, the court had observed that a whip issued by a political party cannot be used to force complete attendance at party meetings.
No Action Against Pilot Camp Till July 24
Pilot, along with 18 other Congress MLAs in Rajasthan, were issued a disqualification notice by the Speaker after they failed to attend two consecutive Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meetings called by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on July 13 and 14.
Apart from charging them with defiance of party whip, the Gehlot camp has also accused Pilot and his aides of conspiring to topple the state government. Audio intercepts were released by the government to allege a ploy between the Pilot camp and senior BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to bring down the state government by engineering defections.
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