For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court removed the Manipur Minister ThounaojamShyamkumar Singh from the state cabinet.
The apex court has also been restrained him from entering the Legislative assembly.
Background
Mr Shyamkumar won the 2017 assembly elections on Congress Ticket and switched over to BJP to become the minister of Town Planning, forest and Environment.
The Disqualification petitions against the minister by other MLAs was pending before the speaker of the Manipur Assembly since 2017.
When the issue was appealed to SC, the apex court has invoked Article 142 and has removed the minister from the cabinet.
According to the Article 212, the courts in India including Supreme Court cannot interfere in the proceedings of the Legislature of state.
The Supreme Court under the article 142 can pass an order doing “complete justice” to matter pending before it.