Parrikar swearing-in as Goa CM to be delayed?

March 14, 2017 07:54

The Congress, which won 17 seats in the 40-member Goa assembly, on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging governor Mridula Sinha's decision to invite the 13-MLA BJP, led by Manohar Parrikar, to form government, claiming that it violated the "established constitutional practice" of inviting the single-largest party in a hung assembly.

Chief Justice J S Khehar agreed to set up a special bench on Tuesday for an urgent hearing as the court is closed for a week for Holi. With the oath-taking ceremony scheduled for March 14, Parrikar may have to wait for the SC hearing before taking over as CM.

Congress's legal brains trust, including senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, drafted the petition which was filed by the leader of Congress Legislature Party in Goa, Chandrakant Kavlekar, through advocates Devadatt Kamat and Gautam Talukdar.

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