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The Uttarakhand High Court today rejected Centre’s plea for deferring the hearing on former Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s plea, challenging the imposition of President’s rule in the state.
A bench comprising Chief Justice K M Joseph and Justice V K Bisht did not allow the plea of the Centre, that the hearing be adjourned as a completely new case has been set up by Rawat. The centre sought adjournment on the ground that issue of alleged passage of appropriation bill by the state assembly brings in completely new facts and needed to be responded to as they deal with the root of the case.
The court said that they will not adjourn the petition of Chief Minister Harish Rawat and If the centre intends to file a response then it must be done by today or tomorrow. The bench said and assured that it would not deal with the issue till Centre files its response. The bench, however, made clear that it will go ahead with the hearing of the case.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the ousted Chief Minister, opposed the Centre’s bid to get the matter adjourned on the ground of filing its response on the issue of appropriation bill. The appropriation bill is a consolidated legislation on the state’s annual budget which was declared passed by the state Assembly.