R Sedhuraman
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, April 21
The Supreme Court on Friday restored
President's rule in Uttarakhand till April 27.
A Bench comprising Justices Dipak
Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh also directed the Centre not to revoke the
President's rule till then. This is apparently aimed at preventing installation
of a BJP government in the state.
The Bench passed the order on an
appeal by the Centre challenging yesterday's Uttarakhand High Court order,
revoking the President's rule and reviving the dismissed Congress government
led by Chief Minister Harish Rawat.
Arguing for the Centre,
Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi took exception to Rawat resuming charge as Chief
Minister on the basis of the high court verdict dictated in the open court. The
high court judgment copy was not yet available and as such how could it be
enforced, he said.
The Supreme Court kept the high
court verdict in abeyance till April 27. It asked the high court to make the
judgment available by April 26.
The
Supreme Court posted the next hearing for April 26.
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