SC Allows Jailed NCP Leaders Deshmukh, Malik To Vote in Maharashtra Floor Test

Malik and Deshmukh are in judicial custody of the ED and CBI, respectively.

The Supreme Court on Thursday, 29 June, allowed Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik and the state's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, both in prison, to participate in the no-trust vote to be held in the Assembly on Thursday.

Since Malik and Deshmukh are in judicial custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), respectively, both the agencies are directed to escort them to the Assembly to participate in the floor test and bring them back to the judicial custody.