The Apex court has vacated its earlier order staying the revocation of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh, cleared the way for a new government to be formed in the state.
The apex court constitution bench, headed by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, vacated the status quo order after examining the original records wherein it found that 14 MLAs disqualified by former speaker Nabam Rebia were not served notice.
“Prima facie we are convinced that the MLAs were disqualified without being served notice,” as observed by the apex court. It asked the high court to pass a final order on merit within 2 weeks.
Senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and FS Nariman, appearing for Arunachal Congress leaders, sought maintenance of status quo till their plea seeking to restrain governor JP Rajkhowa from swearing in a new government in Arunachal Pradesh was decided.
Crisis hit Arunachal Pradesh when a faction in the Congress rebelled against the Nabam Tuki government last month.With the backing of 21 rebels in the 60-member assembly, Kalikho Pul had claimed the Congress government led by Tuki was in minority. The Congress rebels along with the BJP’s 11 members had pushed the number of lawmakers opposed to Tuki to 32, he claimed.
The court has been hearing all the cases related to the crisis in the state, including the one on the disqualification of 14 rebels from the assembly.
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