Sangma's plea needed regular hearing: SC judge

December 12, 2012 22:04

Justice J Chelameswar of the Supreme Court, who had dissented with the majority order dismissing P A Sangma's plea against Pranab Mukherjee's election as President, today said allegation of holding an office of profit by the senior Congress leader needed a regular and detailed hearing.

Justice Chelameswar's minority view was shared in the December 5 order by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who had said Sangma's allegation that Mukherjee had held an office of profit as chairman of Kolkata's Indian Statistical Institute can be resolved only on the basis of evidence presented by the parties.

The majority order by three-judge, however, had held that Sangma's plea has to be dismissed at the preliminary stage as it has no substance and does not deserve a full and regular hearing.

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