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The Supreme Court has taken strong note of a submission that all decisions of a Governor is not open to judicial review and said it cannot be a mute spectator. A five judge Constitution Bench of the apex court’s observation yesterday came when the counsel for a BJP MLA of Arunachal Pradesh referred to the powers of the Governors.
The bench, meanwhile has summoned dispatch records, having details of correspondences with the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on 8th of this month, as it was not satisfied with documents produced by an official of the Assembly.
The bench wanted to ascertain certain communications between the office of Assembly Speaker Nabam Rebia and Governor J P Rajkhowa on issues like convening or advancing the Assembly Session and disqualification of rebel Congress MLAs.
The court would resume hearing today on a batch of pleas filed by Rebia and other Congress leaders against the Gauhati High Court order in the case.