SC dismisses plea challenging Mayawati as CM
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of UP Chief Minister Mayawati on the ground that she was a sitting MP and hence was required to vacate her Parliament seat.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on the ground that she was a sitting MP and hence was required to vacate her Parliament seat.
A Bench of Justice Arijit Passayat and Justice P P Naolekar held that there was no merit in the petition as the apex Court had earlier decided on similar issues raised before it.
The petition was filed by a Uttar Pradesh-based advocate Ashok Pandey who claimed that the appointment of Mayawati and her cabinet colleague S C Mishra was illegal as the two were sitting MPs and failed to resign their Parliament seats before becoming ministers at the state level.
A Bench of Justice Arijit Passayat and Justice P P Naolekar held that there was no merit in the petition as the apex Court had earlier decided on similar issues raised before it.
The petition was filed by a Uttar Pradesh-based advocate Ashok Pandey who claimed that the appointment of Mayawati and her cabinet colleague S C Mishra was illegal as the two were sitting MPs and failed to resign their Parliament seats before becoming ministers at the state level.
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