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The Congress authorities formed successful December 2020 nether Sukhu appointed six MLAs arsenic CPS and granted them facilities equivalent to those of authorities ministers. (File)
A time aft the Himachal Pradesh High Court declared the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances, Powers, Privileges and Amenities) Act, 2006, void and disqualified six main parliamentary secretaries (CPS), the authorities authorities connected Thursday challenged the verdict successful the Supreme Court. One of the petitioners successful the lawsuit earlier the precocious court, Kalpana Devi, besides moved a caveat successful the apex court.
“The authorities authorities has moved a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the Shimla precocious tribunal verdict successful the apex court. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal is looking aft our SLP successful the apex court. One of the petitioners Kamala Devi filed a caveat successful the apex court, urging the tribunal that she should beryllium intimated earlier issuing immoderate assistance to the state,” Anup Kumar Rattan, Advocate General, Himachal Pradesh, told The Indian Express. Rattan is successful Delhi on with his team.
On November 13, a part seat of the Himachal Pradesh High Court had declared the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries Act, 2006, void and directed the authorities to instantly retreat each facilities provided to the six main parliamentary secretaries successful the government. The determination came arsenic a jolt to the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government successful Himachal Pradesh.
The Congress authorities formed successful December 2020 nether Sukhu appointed six MLAs arsenic CPS and granted them facilities equivalent to those of authorities ministers. The six MLAs are Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Sanjay Awasthi, Ashish Butail, Sunder Singh Thakur, Mohan Lal Brakta, and Kishori Lal. They person been receiving monthly wages of astir Rs 1.20 lakh each, arsenic good arsenic different benefits specified arsenic vehicles, bureau staff, and allowances.
A part seat of Justices Vivek Singh Thakur and Bipin Chander Negi issued the bid successful petitions by Kalapana Devi and BJP leaders alleging that nary specified station of CPS exists nether the Constitution oregon immoderate statute oregon Act passed by Parliament. The Sukhu authorities defended the appointments, stating they complied with the provisions of the authorities Act passed by the Legislative Assembly.
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