The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to stay the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government in Haryana..A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took exception to the petition."What kind of petitions are these? Taken on board and dismissed," the Court said..The Court had earlier expressed reservations about the plea and cautioned the petitioners when the matter was mentioned in the morning for urgent listing.The counsel, claiming to represent Congress party, urged the bench to consider an immediate stay on the ceremony."You want us to stall the oath taking of an elected government? We are putting you on guard. We will impose costs," the Bench had warned.It had nevertheless allowed the counsel to circulate the necessary documents for the Court’s consideration."Circulate the papers. We will see," the Court had said.It subsequently listed the plea in the evening and dismissed it..The plea sought the Court's intervention to halt the oath-taking process amidst claims of electoral irregularities. .Indian National Congress later disassociated itself from the plea stating that it was filed without its knowledge. ."Today, a matter was mentioned in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India seeking a stay on the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected Government in the State of Haryana.This Petition was neither authorized by the Indian National Congress nor the AICC Law, Human Rights and RTI Department. The Petition was filed without the knowledge and consent of the Leadership of the Indian National Congress," reads the press release by Indian National Congress.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to stay the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government in Haryana..A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took exception to the petition."What kind of petitions are these? Taken on board and dismissed," the Court said..The Court had earlier expressed reservations about the plea and cautioned the petitioners when the matter was mentioned in the morning for urgent listing.The counsel, claiming to represent Congress party, urged the bench to consider an immediate stay on the ceremony."You want us to stall the oath taking of an elected government? We are putting you on guard. We will impose costs," the Bench had warned.It had nevertheless allowed the counsel to circulate the necessary documents for the Court’s consideration."Circulate the papers. We will see," the Court had said.It subsequently listed the plea in the evening and dismissed it..The plea sought the Court's intervention to halt the oath-taking process amidst claims of electoral irregularities. .Indian National Congress later disassociated itself from the plea stating that it was filed without its knowledge. ."Today, a matter was mentioned in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India seeking a stay on the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected Government in the State of Haryana.This Petition was neither authorized by the Indian National Congress nor the AICC Law, Human Rights and RTI Department. The Petition was filed without the knowledge and consent of the Leadership of the Indian National Congress," reads the press release by Indian National Congress.
