In Brief
The Chief Minister and MLAs sought a writ directing postponement of a floor test ordered by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioners challenged the Governor's authority to direct a trust vote where a motion of no-confidence was pending. The Supreme Court held that the Governor, as part of the constitutional scheme of state legislature, has authority to direct a floor test if exercised on objective grounds. The court rejected arguments that Members' absence should prevent the test or that it should await by-elections. The writ petition was dismissed, upholding the Governor's constitutional power to order the floor test.
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