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Sr. Adv. Abhishek Manu Singhvi arrives in Supreme Court for Maharashtra hearing. @htTweets Image
Bhagwan Das road cordoned off from Tilak Marg side ahead of #Maharashtra hearing in Supreme Court. Image
#MaharashtraHearing: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Sr. Adv. Kapil Sibal have also reached Supreme Court. @htTweets
#Maharashtra: Bench assembles, hearing commences in Supreme Court.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Kapil Sibal arguing for Shiv Sena.

In this case, pre-poll alliance broke down. So we are dealing with post-poll alliance, Sibal. @htTweets
#MaharashtraPolitics: A post poll alliance between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress was announced at 7 pm and announcement was made that it will stake claim to form govt.

Next morning, President's rules is revoked at 5.47 am and Fadnavis is sworn in at 8 am, Sibal.
#Maharashtra: Governor's actions smacks of bias, is malafides, Sibal submits.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Shiv Sena asks SC to order floor test today.

If they have majority, let them display it, says Sibal.
#Maharashtra: Sibal citing 2018 Karnataka assembly election case and the Supreme Court order in that case.

In that case, SC had cut short 15 days given by Governor to BJP for floor test and asked them to prove majority in 48 hours.
#Maharashtra: Mukul Rohatgi appears for BJP MLAs. Says no fundamental right violation in this case

Why should matter be heard on Sunday, asks Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraCrisis: Solicitor General says he was served copy of petition at 11.30 pm yesterday. Copy of petition was served on me as representative of Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
#Maharashtra: SG Tushar Mehta asks why have the petitioners bypassed Article 226 jursidction of High Court. They should have approached High Court, submits Mehta.
#Maharashtra: People of Maharashtra need a government.

BJP does not want to hold floor test soon because they want to use intervening period for something else. They did it in Karnataka, Sibal.
#Maharashtra: If they have majority let them prove it. We are ready to prove it tomorrow itself, Sibal.
#Maharashtra: Sr Adv. AM Singhvi now making submissions.
#Maharashtra: 54 is the total numbers of NCP. 41 people have signed resolution stating they are not with Ajit Pawar, Singhvi submits.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Floor test is the best way to decide these things, submits AM Singhvi placing reliance on SR Bommai judgment. @htTweets
#MaharashtraPolitics: Singhvi reading out the order of SC in 2018 Karnataka case giving modalities to be followed for floor test.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Justice Ramana posing questions on timeline followed when Supreme Court ordered floor test.

Singhvi now citing the order in Uttarakand case.
#Maharashtra: 41 people have signed the resolution that they are not with Ajit Pawar and he still claims he has 54 MLAs, Singhvi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: How is it possible for anyone claiming majority yesterday to shy away from floor test today on the ground that they received petition only at 11.30 pm.

Floor test should happen irrespective of all these, Singhvi submits.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Rohatgi commences arguments for BJP MLAs.

Notice should be issued, time should be given for respondents to reply, there is no hurry, Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Can a Constitutional functionary be ordered to hold floor test within a particular time. All the orders cited by petitioners are incorrect, Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: No judicial review possible of Governor's individual discretion. The action of Governor immune under Article 361, Rohatgi argues.
#MaharashtraPolitics: The issue that Governor cannot appoint anybody is settled law, Justice Ramana.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Can this court direct Governor to advance floor test, Rohatgi asks.

We dont know what order Governor has passed, Bench.

Yes, so they should take time and come up with those orders. Instead they have disturbed Suprene Court on Sunday, Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: The House respects the Court, the Court should respect the House.

Can Legislature come out with an order that Supreme Court should dispose of all cases in two years, Rohatgi asks.
#MaharashtraPolitics: The petition is not maintainable. Petition has no annexures. They were sleeping for three weeks and suddenly they wake up and ask Supreme Court to pass orders, Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Two or three days should be given by the Court to bring all facts on record on affidavit, Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: We must get time to reply and we must be allowed to spend rest of the Sunday in peace, Rohatgi.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Supreme Court passing order now.

Issue involved in the writ petition is whether Governor's decision dated Nov 23 is unconstitutional.

Need to peruse order before passing any order.

SC orders Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to produce order of Governor.
#MaharashtraPolitics: Next hearing on matter tomorrow. Order on floor test only after seeing orders of Governor. @htTweets

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