The top court's observation came when senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Joshi, listed the reasons for starting disqualification proceedings and said that these MLAs did not attend party meetings and conspired to destabilise their own government.
The government‘s track record does not inspire any confidence. There was nothing in that cabinet reshuffle yesterday, which inspired confidence that this government means business, says Rajdeep Sardesai, editor-in-chief, CNN-IBN
Union Ministers Ajay Maken and CP Joshi have resigned ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Monday. President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday accepted both the resignations.
More than 350 highways projects are stuck for environmental clearance and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has sought to approach the Supreme Court against the environment ministry seeking clarifications on the issue.
Union minister CP Joshi on Monday formally took charge as the new Railway Minister until the Cabinet reshuffle takes place.
The government is working on a plan that will end the long queues of vehicular traffic at toll plazas at all national highways with the help of electronic collection system, within two years. The move is estimate to save Rs 87,000 crore a year.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday at 5 PM. Singh is likely to include more young faces in the Cabinet and remove the non-performers. However, major portfolios like Finance, Home, Defence and External Affairs may not be disturbed.
With his focus on a clean image Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to reshuffle the Cabinet after January, sources inform CNBC-TV18. The PM is looking for a cohesive Cabinet, they add.