India, Dec. 2 -- 'Constitution Day', 26 November, was indeed historic for the country this year!
In a significant order a Supreme Court bench (comprising Justices NV Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna) directed that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis (who was 'unconstitutionally' sworn in on 23 November) should prove his majority on the floor of the assembly on 27 November, in an open ballot, after completing the swearing in of legislators by five pm.
The bench also said a pro-tem Speaker should hold the floor test, in a verdict that is in line with the apex court's earlier stand on the Uttarakhand Assembly issue. Whilst reading out the verdict Justice Ramana said, "members of the House are yet to take oath even after a mon...