MUMBAI: The state government, represented by secretary, parliamentary affairs department at Mantralaya, on Monday sought “appropriate orders in the interest of justice” from the Bombay high court over the delay in appointment of 12 members of the legislative council by the governor.
“It appears that despite legal position holding the field, till date the governor has not respected the aid and advice of the council of ministers,” said an affidavit filed by the secretary in response to a petition in public interest filed by Ratan Luth, who runs an international school in Nashik.
The council of ministers had unanimously decided on October 29 last year that the 12 names sent to the governor had not incurred any disqualification as contemplated by Article 191 of the Constitution. The PIL questions the delay by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in clearing the 12 appointments as recommended by the state cabinet. The HC had, at an earlier hearing, directed that the secretary of the governor be made a party. The hearing will continue on Friday.
