Manikrao Kokate Gets Supreme Court Relief: MLA Post Saved, Sentence Stayed!

• Manikrao Kokate received significant relief from the Supreme Court in a case involving a flat from the Chief Minister's quota.
• Lower courts, including the Mumbai High Court, had previously found Kokate guilty and sentenced him to 2 years.
• The Supreme Court stayed his sentence, effectively saving his MLA position, and issued a notice to the state government.
• Kokate had earlier been stripped of portfolios and resigned from his ministerial post due to the allegations.
• Despite the relief, the Supreme Court has ordered that Kokate cannot accept any ministerial position or corporation chairmanship.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court grants Manikrao Kokate relief, staying his sentence and saving his MLA position.