#BigBreaking | "Not Inclined To Interfere": Top Court On Dissolution Of J&K Assembly
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Gover Satyapal Malik in mid-November. "We are not inclined to interfere (with the decision of the Governor)," a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul said, responding to a petition filed by BJP leader Gangan Bhagat, challenging the Governor's decision to dissolve the Assembly.
Gangan Bhagat represented the RS Pura constituency of Jammu in the recently dissolved Assembly.
In his petition, the BJP leader called the Governor's decision "arbitrary and illegal" and wanted the court to dismiss it and direct the Mr Malik to hold a floor test.
The Governor's move to dissolve the state assembly came under strong criticism from senior National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, who questioned the timing of the step.
Mr Malik, in a statement, had said that his action was prompted after reports of "extensive horse trading". He cited multiple reasons including the "impossibility of forming a stable government by the coming together of political parties with opposing political ideologies".