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Full Update: Massive setback with Twist and Turn to Congress in latenight hearing at Supreme Court
The petition challenging BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa’s swearing in as Karnataka Chief Minister will be heard in the Supreme Court after the Congress, which has called the governor’s decision an “encounter of the Constitution”, filed an urgent petition in the Supreme Court shortly before midnight.
At about 1 a.m, Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked a three-judge bench of Justices AK Sikri, A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan to hear the case. The hearing began at an hour later.
This is the second time that the Supreme Court is holding an overnight hearing. The first was in July 2015 when the top court held a 90-minute hearing in the middle of the night to hear a last-minute petition against the execution of Yakub Memon for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
Court can't issue any injunction against the Governor : Mukul Rohatgi
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) May 16, 2018
Court may pass an order declaring order of Governor inviting BS Yeddyurappa to form govt as unconstitutional & quash the same,or, pass direction to Guv to invite alliance of INC & JD(S) which has support of more than 112 MLAs to form govt:Congress & JD(S) in plea to SC .ANI
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) May 16, 2018
JD(S)+ Congress have the support of 117 MLAs. BJP has only 104 MLAs.: @DrAMSinghvi
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) May 16, 2018
It's unheard that a party is given 15 days time to prove its majority from 104 to the magical number(112). Giving permission to form the govt to someone who is having 104 seats as compared to the other group that is having 116, is adding insult to injury:@DrAMSinghvi [ANI]
— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING| Justice Bobde, in an observation, tells Singhvi that the general trend of the Supreme Court is to not restrain the Governor. Arguing on behalf of the Congress, Singhvi had argued against the Karnataka Governor's decision to invite BJP for government formation.
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | Justice Bobde tells Congress' Abhishek Manu Singhvi: "The question is not about judicial review. We cannot pass an injunction on the governor’s order." Tap for the latest. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | In an observation, Justice Sikri asks Abhishek Manu Singvi " How can we intervene in this case when you don’t even have the copy of the letter you claim they wrote to the governor? How can we scrutinise this like this?" https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | 'If a party with the support of other parties or MLAs stakes claim to form a govt & informs the Guv, he cannot refuse so based on his subjective assessment. No such power has been vested with the Governor or even the President', says Singhvi https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | Singhvi says, 'The contention that a Governor’s decision is final and not subject to judicial review cannot be expected'. For the quickest developments in the politico-legal thriller, watch here – https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | 'Governor has acted without the aid and advice of the cabinet. When a President’s rule can be stayed by the court, why not this?', asks Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the Supreme Court. Watch LIVE here – https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | Singhvi asks for deferring of swearing in and says “you are not restraining the Governor. You’re restraining the person hoping to be sworn in.” Watch LIVE here – https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | Singhvi says that "We give the horse a bad name by calling it horse trading. It’s humans trading." Follow developments in the dramatic late-night Supreme Court hearing here – https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | In the Supreme Court, the Judge asks Abhishek Manu Singhvi: "How do you know he (Yeddyurappa) doesn’t have MLAs backing him". Singhvi says, "Until that’s clear we should defer the swearing in by at least two days." Tap for the latest. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
Wrapping up his arguments in Supreme Court, Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks, "How can a governor give time of 15 days in a 104-116 equation? It doesn’t make sense even with the wildest calculations." https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | Mukul Rohtagi intervenes in the Supreme Court and asks, "Why is this hearing happening at midnight? Last midnight hearing that happened was Yakub memon. What heavens are falling if someone is sworn in? Can’t it be set aside?". https://t.co/EErlOhTUhq
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | In Supreme Court, Rohatagi says the hearing at midnight should never have been allowed. Get the latest updates, the fastest breaking news and the deepest live analysis here. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | Justice Sikri in Supreme Court : "There is no doubt that BJP is the single largest party. But INC+JDS outweigh you. We know it’s all a hunch now. But otherwise, the metric as such that defies possibility of 112 for you." https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | On Yeddyurappa's swearing in, A-G to Supreme Court : "This swearing-in is not irreversible. It’s reversible by you." https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BJP's argument in court is that 'let oath taking happen tomorrow, it can be challenged later'. Get the latest inside-track on the mega legal developments in the Karnataka political thriller here. https://t.co/EErlOhTUhq
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | SC to Centre: Numbers don't present a fluid situation. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | Mukul Rohatagi to Supreme Court : "If you want to consider 7 days or 10 days or 15 days, we can see it tomorrow. It does not need to be debated at 4 am in the morning." https://t.co/EErlOhTUhq
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
#BREAKING | Mukul Rohatgi argues in court and says, "the job of the governor is to give the oath – the principle on which the court works is that you can set it aside if it’s wrongly administered. But you can’t restrain him." https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | Mukul Rohatgi says in Court, "Remove Yeddyurappa as a Chief Minister later if you want. But you can’t question the Governor." Catch all the latest and live developments here: https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | Supreme Court says they won’t restrain swearing in of BS Yeddyurappa in Karnataka. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
FIRST ON REPUBLIC: In BIG #BREAKING news, the SC says that they won't restrain BS Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony today. Yeddyurappa slated to take oath at 9 AM today. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING| Supreme Court says it’s clear we won’t stay the swearing in of BS Yeddyurappa. The apex court says at 4:18 AM that it will make swearing-in subject to floor-test. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
BIG #BREAKING | After marathon arguments by both sides in a midnight legal challenge, Supreme Court says they will give time to the BJP to respond and hear the plea of the Congress party. https://t.co/lpnVZxoMbs
— Republic (@republic) May 16, 2018
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