SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN vs SPEAKER MADHYA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY — W.P.(C) No. 439/2020
Case under Section X. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010096892020
Filing Date
16-Mar-2020
Registration No
W.P.(C) No. 439/2020
Diary Number
9689/2020
Order Date
13-Apr-2020
Document Type
Judgement - of Main Case
Neutral Citation
2020 INSC 335
Disposal Type
Disposed Off
Last updated 28-May-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
Adv. MISHRA SAURABH (Dead / Retired / Elevated)
Respondent(s)
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1.SPEAKER MADHYA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Adv. SUNIL FERNANDES (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] RAHUL KAUSHIK (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-2] HARSH PARASHAR[R-4] RAJESH SRIVASTAVA[R-5] PRASHANT KUMAR[R-3]
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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13-Apr-2020
Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF
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13-Apr-2020
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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13-Apr-2020
Fixed Date by Court
Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi
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19-Mar-2020
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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19-Mar-2020
Fixed Date by Court
Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta
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18-Mar-2020
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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18-Mar-2020
Mention Memo
Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta
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17-Mar-2020
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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16-Mar-2020
Case filed
Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 439/2020
Case Summary: Shivraj Singh Chouhan v Speaker Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Court Decision: The Supreme Court upheld the Governor's authority to direct a floor test in an ongoing legislative assembly. The Court ruled that where the Governor has objective reasons to believe the government has lost majority support, calling for a trust vote is constitutionally valid—though this power must be exercised with caution and only on relevant material. The Court rejected challenges to the Governor's directive and dismissed the Congress Party's petition seeking access to resigning members. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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