Uttarakhand crisis : SC poses seven questions to Centre
The apex court asked if the proceedings in the Assembly can be considered by the President for imposing Central rule and can delay in the floor test be a ground for its proclamation.
The court also asked whether disqualification of MLAs by the Speaker is a relevant issue for the purposes of invoking President’s rule under Article 356.
The NDA-run Centre imposed President's Rule on March 27, one day before chief minister Harish Rawat was to take a trust vote.
The government had argued that Rawat had lost the right to rule because nine Congressmen had voted against the budget and the bill was defeated.
Rawat and the Congress say the Centre misused President's Rule to dislodge an elected government led by an opposition party.
Hearing the Centre’s plea against the Uttarakhand High Court that quashed President’t Rule in the state, the apex court said the state chief secretary has nothing to do with the present matter. Could the Governor have sent the message in the present manner under Article 175 (2) for conducting floor test, asks SC in one of its questions.
The court also sought answer as to when the President comes into the picture with regard to the Appropriation Bill.
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