Supreme Court of India

Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Reported as [2023] 8 S.C.R. 857
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, M. R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 11 May 2023

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For the above reasons, the action of the House in electing the Speaker, Mr.

Judgment, page 64

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Constitution of India: Art.191(2) – Maharashtra Leg islative Assembly Rules – r.95 – Coalition Government – Split i n Political Party – Losing Confidence of the House – Power of th e Governor to call for Floor Test – After the State elections in 2019, a coalition government of Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) [a post-poll a lliance of Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Indian National Congress (INC) and some independent MLAs] was forme d in Maharashtra, with Mr. Thackeray of Shiv Sena as the Chief Minist er – However, certain events transpired in mid-2022 which led t o split in Shiv Sena into

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