Supreme Court refers AAP plea to a Constitution bench
5 July 2014 11:59 PM GMT
The Supreme Court has refers to a Constitution bench AAP’s petition for dissolution of Delhi Assembly and to hold fresh elections. The Supreme Court on Friday heard a petition filed by AAP against imposition of President’s rule in Delhi. The hearing comes a day after former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accompanied by AAP legislators met President Pranab Mukherjee to demand immediate dissolution of the Assembly and fresh elections in Delhi. The apex court had on 5 May posted for 4 July the hearing on the petition after it was informed that Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung had decided to deal with the matter after the conclusion of Lok Sabha polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice RM Lodha was requested by senior counsel Fali Nariman, appearing for AAP, to keep the matter for hearing in first week of July as the LG had informed that he will deal with the issue after 16 May.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, an AAP leader, had also made the same request and said nobody is coming forward to claim for formation of government. He had also submitted that elections are being held and the results may change the ground reality since the last Assembly Elections. The apex court had earlier said that there was no legal impediment for the President to dissolve the Delhi Assembly to pave the way for fresh election in the state. The bench, however, had clarified that it was not passing any direction in any manner in this regard and it was for the President to decide on the basis of the facts and circumstances. Delhi has been under President’s Rule since 17 February after Kejriwal resigned as CM over stalling of the Jan Lokpal bill in assembly.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, an AAP leader, had also made the same request and said nobody is coming forward to claim for formation of government. He had also submitted that elections are being held and the results may change the ground reality since the last Assembly Elections. The apex court had earlier said that there was no legal impediment for the President to dissolve the Delhi Assembly to pave the way for fresh election in the state. The bench, however, had clarified that it was not passing any direction in any manner in this regard and it was for the President to decide on the basis of the facts and circumstances. Delhi has been under President’s Rule since 17 February after Kejriwal resigned as CM over stalling of the Jan Lokpal bill in assembly.
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