New Delhi: The Supreme Court has made a landmark decision regarding the political crisis that led to the downfall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra. In a unanimous verdict, the court found that the governor was not justified in calling for a floor test but refused to order status quo ante as Uddhav Thackeray had resigned before facing the test.
The five-judge Constitution bench also declared the appointment of Bharat Gogawale as the whip of Shiv Sena to be illegal. This decision sheds light on a thundering period in Maharashtra’s political history and sets an important precedent for future governance.
The Court also said that Shinde had resigned before the floor test, so he has been invited again to form the Government. This means that the Governor has now been justified, and Shinde can form a Government following the commands of the BJP, as Bharatiya Janata Party is the leading party in the house.
Therefore, the bench ended up saying that “The governor was not justified in calling upon Thackeray to prove his majority on the floor of the House because he did not have reasons based on objective material before him to conclude that Thackeray had lost the confidence of the House.”