Rebel MLAs not to be evicted from official homes: U’khand to SC

Reinstated Harish Rawat-led Uttarakhand government on Friday gave an assurance in the Supreme Court that it will not evict nine disqualified Congress MLAs from official homes provided to them.

The apex court, which also took on record the May 11 Gazette notification of the Centre revoking President's rule in the hill state, recorded the statement made on behalf of state Parliamentary Affair Minister Indira Hridayesh that the rebels will not be evicted from their official houses.

A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh also asked senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for Hridayesh, that "no facilities in the accommodations will be taken away" and posted the plea of disqualified rebels for further hearing on July 12.

Rebel MLAs including Subodh Uniyal and Umesh Sharma, represented by senior advocate C A Sundaram, said that they be not evicted from their official residences till their pleas against disqualification are decided.

They also agreed to the suggestion of the Bench that they will not take their salary. At the outset, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Centre, submitted copy of the Gazette notification, revoking the President’s rule in the state.