Rajasthan High Court grants relief to pilot group, orders stay against Speaker's notice

-Ashok Gehlot in a proposal to meet the Governor

-Now all eyes are on the judgment of the Supreme Court

Jaipur / New Delhi Ta. 24 July 2020, Friday

The Rajasthan High Court had granted relief to the Sachin Pilot Group and issued a stay order against the notice issued by the Rajasthan Speaker to the group. The Speaker gave notice to the group under the provisions of the Partition Act.

The decision taken by the Rajasthan High Court means that the court upheld the status quo. Now Speaker CP Joshi cannot remove or disqualify the rebel group against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from the MLA post. The High Court said let the Supreme Court decide on the issue now. The decision of the Supreme Court will be final.

Meanwhile, to prove that he still has a majority, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sent a letter to Governor Kalraj Mishra to convene an assembly session. Sachin is said to have thirty members in the pilot group and the pilot is confident that these thirty-three members are with him. In these circumstances, Gehlot cannot prove a majority in the legislature, he will have to resign as chief minister and his government will fall. However, it may also recommend to the governor a fresh election to the Legislative Assembly. Of course. Whether or not to accept the recommendation is at the discretion of the Governor.

However, the efforts of the Congress continued till the very last moment. Rahul Gandhi had called Sachin to meet the pilot but there were indications that the pilot had not gone to meet him. The pilot group will now rely on the Supreme Court ruling. If the Supreme Court disqualifies the group as an MLA under the Partition Act, the Gehlot government could get a new lease of life. However, it is unlikely that the Supreme Court will do so. The Supreme Court said in clear terms that legislators have every right to revolt and disagree. Seeing this, it would not be a surprise if the pilot group gets relief even in the Supreme Court.