News India SC to hear AAP plea against imposition of Prez rule on July 4

SC to hear AAP plea against imposition of Prez rule on July 4

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today posted for July 4, the hearing on a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party challenging imposition of President's rule in Delhi after it was informed that the Lieutenant Governor

The court had earlier passed the order after counsel for Congress, BJP, AAP and the Centre had agreed on the issue that there was no impediment on the part of the President and LG to revoke the proclamation.

It had said that it was confining its proceeding to constitutional issues and would refrain from political issues.  The apex court had also said that it was not passing any observation on the President and LG and whether their action was right or wrong.

The court was hearing a plea filed by AAP challenging the decision of the Centre not to dissolve the Delhi Assembly after its Arvind Kejriwal's government quit office. Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung had not favoured dissolution of the 70-member Delhi Assembly as recommended by the Council of Ministers headed by Kejriwal and kept the Assembly in suspended animation.

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