NEW DELHI, Dec 10: The Supreme Court on today dismissed a PIL challenging the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik.
“We are not inclined to interfere (with the decision of the Governor),” a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said.
The bench was hearing a PIL filed by BJP leader Gagan Bhagat, who was an MLA before the Assembly was dissolved.
Shoeb Alam standing counsel for Jammu and Kashmir Government represented the State in the Supereme Court.
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, which was in suspended animation, was abruptly dissolved by the Governor on November 21, hours after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) staked claim to form a Government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress.
This was followed by another bid from the two-member People’s Conference, which claimed the support of the BJP and 18 legislators from other parties. (PTI)
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