<p>The Rajasthan High Court on Friday ordered maintaining status quo on disqualification notices issued by the assembly speaker to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot.</p>.<p>The notices were served by the assembly speaker to the MLAs on July 14 after the party complained to him that the legislators had defied a whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings last week.</p>.<p>The Congress had sought action against Pilot and the other dissidents under paragraph 2 (1) (a) of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution.</p>.<p>The provision disqualifies MLAs if they "voluntarily" give up the membership of the party which they represent in the House.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/rajasthan-political-crisis-live-neither-congress-nor-bjp-want-assembly-to-be-dissolved-says-cm-ashok-gehlot-at-clp-meeting-860480.html">Follow updates on the Rajasthan political crisis here</a></strong></p>.<p>The Pilot camp, however, argued that a party whip applies only when the assembly is in session.</p>.<p>The dissident MLAs challenged the notices through the writ petition which was taken up by the bench on Friday last week and arguments were held.</p>.<p>The arguments continued on Monday and concluded on Tuesday. The court on Tuesday said it will give appropriate order in the writ petition on Friday. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, the assembly speaker moved the Supreme Court and filed a special leave petition (SLP) on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Pilot was sacked as the deputy chief minister and the president of the party's state unit after he rebelled against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. </p>
<p>The Rajasthan High Court on Friday ordered maintaining status quo on disqualification notices issued by the assembly speaker to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot.</p>.<p>The notices were served by the assembly speaker to the MLAs on July 14 after the party complained to him that the legislators had defied a whip to attend two Congress Legislature Party meetings last week.</p>.<p>The Congress had sought action against Pilot and the other dissidents under paragraph 2 (1) (a) of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution.</p>.<p>The provision disqualifies MLAs if they "voluntarily" give up the membership of the party which they represent in the House.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/rajasthan-political-crisis-live-neither-congress-nor-bjp-want-assembly-to-be-dissolved-says-cm-ashok-gehlot-at-clp-meeting-860480.html">Follow updates on the Rajasthan political crisis here</a></strong></p>.<p>The Pilot camp, however, argued that a party whip applies only when the assembly is in session.</p>.<p>The dissident MLAs challenged the notices through the writ petition which was taken up by the bench on Friday last week and arguments were held.</p>.<p>The arguments continued on Monday and concluded on Tuesday. The court on Tuesday said it will give appropriate order in the writ petition on Friday. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, the assembly speaker moved the Supreme Court and filed a special leave petition (SLP) on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Pilot was sacked as the deputy chief minister and the president of the party's state unit after he rebelled against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. </p>