20 July 2020, 16:37 PM
Sachin Pilot offered me money to join BJP, but I refused, said Rajasthan Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga.
20 July 2020, 15:04 PM
Devadatt Kamat starts his arguments. Kamat represents the Congress Party
20 July 2020, 14:14 PM
Bench: Did you apply your mind before sending the notice under 10th Schedule?
Dr Singhvi, who is Speaker's lawyer: I am not a robot or a post office. As long as the complaint is not outlandish, there is no need to accord reasons to issue show cause.
20 July 2020, 14:13 PM
The Bench commences its hearing. Dr. Singhvi provides certain clarifications.
20 July 2020, 13:57 PM
Dr. Singhvi completes his arguments.
Advocate General Singhvi to commence his arguments at 2 PM .
The Court rises for lunch.
The arguments will commence at 2 PM.
20 July 2020, 13:05 PM
19 MLAs will have different facts. The matter has to be decided by Speaker on case-to-case basis. Speaker's exercise of power cannot be interdicted at this juncture. The Speaker will be violating the law if he does not act under the 10th Schedule in the instant case: Singhvi tells HC
20 July 2020, 13:04 PM
Speaker is 71 years old. No office was conducted during Corona. Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan have been postponed. How can the Petitioners say that the Speaker has jumped the gun?: Singhvi tells HC
20 July 2020, 12:26 PM
The case before the High Court is much worse and the Petitioners are asking the Court to do something indirectly what it can do directly: Singhvi tells HC
20 July 2020, 12:24 PM
"The Speaker can do right or wrong. The Speaker has the right to be wrong. This petition is based on the show-cause notice issued by the Speaker. Unless Speaker has disqualified you, you cannot approach in the interim: Singhvi tells HC
20 July 2020, 11:34 AM
The Speaker can do right or wrong and has the right to be wrong. This plea is based on the show-cause notice issued by the Speaker. Unless Speaker has disqualified you, you cannot approach in the interim: Abhishek Manu Singhvi
20 July 2020, 11:08 AM
Speaker's counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi referred to Keisham judgment in which the SC recently held that the court cannot interfere in Speaker’s power before any decision is made on disqualification.
20 July 2020, 11:03 AM
Lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, representing Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi tells court that Speaker's order can be challenged only on limited ground but those grounds aren't mentioned in petition filed by rebel MLAs.
20 July 2020, 10:58 AM
After Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the court will hear arguments from counsel of Congress leader Mahesh Joshi. Senior counsel Harish Salve, representing Pilot and other rebel MLAs, will then be asked to submit its reply.
20 July 2020, 10:30 AM
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is representing the Speaker, begins his argument.
20 July 2020, 10:24 AM
Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Prakash Gupta are hearing the plea challenging disqualification notices by the Rajasthan Speaker.
20 July 2020, 10:15 AM
Hearing on anti-disqualification plea by Pilot camp begins in Rajasthan HC.
20 July 2020, 10:14 AM
Rajasthan high court will begin its hearing at 10 am today. After the speaker of the Assembly, Congress leader Mahesh Joshi’s side will be presented by senior advocates AK Bhandari and NK Maloo.
20 July 2020, 10:11 AM
Congress MLA claims Sanjay Jain asked him to meet former CM and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje.