Govt formation: SC lauds LG Jung’s efforts
1 Nov 2014 3:52 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed satisfaction over Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung’s recent moves to explore the possibility of government formation in Delhi and said that he should be given more time as ‘there could be a minority government with outside support’.
Referring to recent media reports, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu said: ‘Whatever I have read in newspapers, it appears that the LG has made positive moves.’
The bench asked Prashant Bhushan, counsel for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which has filed a plea seeking dissolution of the Assembly, to wait for sometime as the Lieutenant Governor had started the consultation process with the political players in the national capital and adjourned the matter till 11 November.
During the brief hearing, the bench which also had justices J Chelameswar, AK Sikri, RK Agrawal and Arun Mishra, said that if the LG feels that there is a possibility of government formation, then he should be given time to explore it.
On the possibility of government formation, the bench said: ‘There could be a minority government with an outside support of some political outfit.’
Referring to recent media reports, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu said: ‘Whatever I have read in newspapers, it appears that the LG has made positive moves.’
The bench asked Prashant Bhushan, counsel for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which has filed a plea seeking dissolution of the Assembly, to wait for sometime as the Lieutenant Governor had started the consultation process with the political players in the national capital and adjourned the matter till 11 November.
During the brief hearing, the bench which also had justices J Chelameswar, AK Sikri, RK Agrawal and Arun Mishra, said that if the LG feels that there is a possibility of government formation, then he should be given time to explore it.
On the possibility of government formation, the bench said: ‘There could be a minority government with an outside support of some political outfit.’
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