JUDGMENT

The Court convened through Video Conferencing.

Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J.

An imbroglio in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly over the purported resignations of twenty-two Members and several communications by the Governor to the Chief Minister to hold an immediate floor test have given rise to these writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution.

2. The first writ petition has been instituted by ten Members of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly seeking a writ directing the Speaker, Chief Minister and Principal Secretary of the Legislative Assembly to hold a floor test in accordance with the directions issued by the Governor.[ Prayer: Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, directing respondent nos 1 to 3 to hold the floor test in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly within 12 hours of the passing of the order by this Hon'ble Court and as per directions dated 14.3.2020 and 15.3.2020 issued by the Hon'ble Governor of Madhya Pradesh.] The second writ petition has been instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Congress Legislature P