AMN / New Delhi
Supreme Court today struck down the amendment in Uttar Pradesh legislation allowing ex-Chief Ministers of the state to continue occupying government accommodation even after demitting office.
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the amendment in the legislation was ultra vires to the Constitution since it transgresses the concept of equality under the Constitution.
The bench said the amendment was “arbitrary, discriminatory” and violates the concept of equality. The apex court said that once such persons demit public office, there is nothing to distinguish them from the common man. The court, on 19th April, had reserved its verdict on an NGO’s plea challenging amendments to the UP legislation.