SC asks Centre about feasibility of holding floor test in Uttarakhand

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till 4 May the hearing on Centre’s appeal against Uttarakhand High Court’s verdict on imposition of President’s rule in the state.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond on possibility of holding floor test under court supervision. The centre has to submit its reply by Wednesday

An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra had, on April 27, directed to continuation of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand.

The two-judge



division bench, comprising of Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, had also asked several questions to the Centre asking it to justify imposition of President’s Rule.

The apex court sought to know if the governor could have sent a message in the present manner under Article175 (2) to conduct a floor test and if delay in the floor test can be a ground for the proclamation of President’s Rule in the state.

The Centre had imposed President’s Rule in the state on March 27.