The direction to hold floor test to prove majority in the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand to be ...........

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The direction to hold floor test to prove majority in the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, to be held on 10th May, 2016 has been given on 6th May, 2016, by

The Supreme Court of India

The High Court of Uttarakhand

The President of India

The Governor of Uttarakhand

Explanation:

The Supreme Court on May 6, 2016 gave a severe jolt to the Narendra Modi government by directing the former chief minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Singh Rawat to take a ‘vote of confidence’ on the floor of the assembly on May 10, 2016.
This is, perhaps, the first time that the apex court has intervened in a state under president’s rule and ordered a floor test to determine the support a chief minister has by keeping Central rule in abeyance during the period of the trust vote.
A bench of justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh ordered suspension of president’s rule in Uttarakhand from 10.30 am to 1 pm on May 10, when the floor test is to take place. The bench, however, did not restore the status quo ante for Rawat to become chief minister when he takes the vote of confidence.