In landmark judgement, SC restores Congress govt in Arunachal
The Supreme Court quashed all the petitions dealing with discretionary powers of the Arunachal Governor.
The Supreme Court quashed all the petitions dealing with discretionary powers of the Arunachal Governor.
In a major victory for the Congress, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restored its government in Arunachal Pradesh and quashed all the orders made by the Governor, leading to the dismissal of the Nabam Tuki-led government.
Arunachal Pradesh was put under President's Rule on January 26 which was lifted on February and rebel-Congress leader Kalikho Pul was sworn-in as the new chief minister.
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The top court quashed all the petitions dealing with discretionary powers of the Governor to summon or advance assembly sessions in the state and ordered him to restore status quo as of December 15, 2015 in Arunachal.
According to the court's ruling, all decisions taken by the Arunachal Assembly after 9 December will be rendered unsustainable.
Congress leaders hailed the verdict and attacked the BJP for trying to 'trample democracy and constitution'. Supreme Court re-writes history. Democracy wins with a thumping majority, Modiji's politics of defections & conspiracy fails miserably. 1/2
\"Supreme Court re-writes history. Democracy wins with a thumping majority, Modi's politics of defections & conspiracy fails miserably,\" said Congress Leader Randeep Surjewala in a series of tweets. Cong Govt restored. SC calls conduct of Arunanchal Governor-'Illegal'. He should be sacked for impropriety and diservice to constitution.2/3
He also demanded that the Arunachal governor be scaked for \" impropriety and diservice to constitution\".
In December last year, rebellion in Congress had precipitated a political crisis in the state, after 21 of its MLAs, up in arms against the then Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, joined hands with 11 of BJP and two independents to 'impeach' the then Assembly Speaker Nabam Rebia at a makeshift venue, a move branded as \"illegal and unconstitutional\" by the Speaker.
27 MLAs in 60-member Assembly, including Tuki and his ministerial colleagues, boycotted the proceedings. The rebels later elected another dissident Congressman Kalikho Pul as the new chief minister of the state.
The Union Cabinet had recommended imposition of President's Rule in February in the state and the President soon gave his assent to the proposal.
After a brief period of President's Rule in the state, Kalikho Pul was formally sworn-in as the Chief Minister.
(This story originally appeared in the deccan Chronicle as may the case be)