Punjab Governor Vs AAP govt: Assembly summoned on March 3, SG Tushar Mehta tells apex court docket
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NEW DELHI: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has summoned the Assembly for the finances session on March 3, his counsel advised the Supreme Court on Monday amid a tussle with the AAP authorities over the problem.
The high court docket, which was listening to the state authorities’s plea towards the governor’s alleged “refusal” to summon the Budget session for March 3, stated the Punjab authorities is duty-bound to furnish info as sought by the governor and on the identical time the governor can be duty-bound to simply accept the suggestions of Cabinet on the convening of meeting.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, showing for the governor, advised a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that the plea filed by the Punjab authorities doesn’t survive in view of the governor’s determination to convene the Assembly.
“The problem may not survive. The Hon’ble governor has passed this letter,” Mehta advised the bench additionally comprising Justice PS Narasimha.
The tussle between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had worsened final week with Purohit indicating he’s in no hurry to summon the meeting’s finances session, and reminding the CM about his “derogatory” response to a letter from the Raj Bhavan.
In that February 13 letter, the governor had requested Mann to elucidate the method of choosing 36 authorities faculty principals for a coaching seminar held just lately in Singapore, and raised different points as properly.
Punjab Cabinet had determined to name the meeting session on March 3 and had requested the governor to summon the House.
NEW DELHI: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has summoned the Assembly for the finances session on March 3, his counsel advised the Supreme Court on Monday amid a tussle with the AAP authorities over the problem.
The high court docket, which was listening to the state authorities’s plea towards the governor’s alleged “refusal” to summon the Budget session for March 3, stated the Punjab authorities is duty-bound to furnish info as sought by the governor and on the identical time the governor can be duty-bound to simply accept the suggestions of Cabinet on the convening of meeting.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, showing for the governor, advised a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud that the plea filed by the Punjab authorities doesn’t survive in view of the governor’s determination to convene the Assembly.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“The problem may not survive. The Hon’ble governor has passed this letter,” Mehta advised the bench additionally comprising Justice PS Narasimha.
The tussle between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had worsened final week with Purohit indicating he’s in no hurry to summon the meeting’s finances session, and reminding the CM about his “derogatory” response to a letter from the Raj Bhavan.
In that February 13 letter, the governor had requested Mann to elucidate the method of choosing 36 authorities faculty principals for a coaching seminar held just lately in Singapore, and raised different points as properly.
Punjab Cabinet had determined to name the meeting session on March 3 and had requested the governor to summon the House.
