MADHYA PRADESH CONGRESS LEGISLATURE PARTY vs UNION OF INDIA — W.P.(C) No. 449/2020

Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010102472020

Filing Date

17-Mar-2020

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 449/2020

Diary Number

10247/2020

Order Date

13-Apr-2020

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Last updated 19-Mar-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MADHYA PRADESH CONGRESS LEGISLATURE PARTY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Mar-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 449/2020

  3. [ 2020 INSC 335 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: W.P.(C) No. 439/2020

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary In W.P.(C) No. 449/2020, the Supreme Court dismissed the Madhya Pradesh Congress Legislature Party's petition challenging the Governor's authority to order a floor test to determine government majority. The Court held that while the Governor cannot arbitrarily demand trust votes, he possesses constitutional authority to require a floor test when objective material suggests the government has lost majority support. The Court directed the floor test proceed on March 20, 2020, rejecting the Congress Party's claims that members were held captive and that the Speaker's discretion on resignations was being short-circuited. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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