https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469425 The Court analysed Tenth Schedule defection disputes, holding that the Speaker ordinarily has exclusive original jurisdiction to decide disqualification petitions, while House proceedings remain valid until disqualification is finally determined. It also held that the political party, not the legislature party, controls the Whip and legislative leadership for defection purposes, and that disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule may proceed concurrently with Symbols Order disputes. After deletion of Paragraph 3, split is not an available defence. On gubernatorial action, the Court held that a floor test must rest on objective material; the floor-test direction was unjustified, but the later invitation to form government was valid. en-us Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:57:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469425 The Court analysed Tenth Schedule defection disputes, holding that the Speaker ordinarily has exclusive original jurisdiction to decide disqualification petitions, while House proceedings remain valid until disqualification is finally determined. It also held that the political party, not the legislature party, controls the Whip and legislative leadership for defection purposes, and that disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule may proceed concurrently with Symbols Order disputes. After deletion of Paragraph 3, split is not an available defence. On gubernatorial action, the Court held that a floor test must rest on objective material; the floor-test direction was unjustified, but the later invitation to form government was valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469425