New Delhi. The Congress government of Himachal Pradesh has received a big blow from the High Court. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu had appointed 6 Congress MLAs as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS). This order of the government was challenged in the High Court through a writ. Giving order on this, the High Court has canceled the appointments of all CPS. The High Court has declared these appointments unconstitutional and has also repealed the CPS Act of 2006. The High Court has also ordered closure of government facilities available under CPS.
#WATCH Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: On HC order on the Chief Parliamentary Secretaries case, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says, “I have not read the HC verdict so far. If it is as you say, we will analyze it and discuss it with the concerned officers and the cabinet.” pic.twitter.com/Eb5za5oXow
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The Sukhu government had appointed Rohru MLA ML Brakta, Kullu MLA Sundar Singh Thakur, Arki MLA Sanjay Awasthi, Palampur MLA Ashish Butail, Doon MLA Ram Kumar Chaudhary and Baijnath MLA Kishori Lal as CPS. All these people were getting government vehicles along with office, staff and the same salary as the ministers. Responding to the High Court’s decision, CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that I have not read the decision yet. We will analyze it and discuss it with the concerned officials and the cabinet.
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: Advocate Veer Bahadur says, “After a long wait, the CPS appointments were challenged in the High Court through a writ of mandamus, and today the decision has come in our favour. The court has ruled that the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretary 2006… pic.twitter.com/hDvMJ8Y9ZG
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Expressing satisfaction with the decision, petitioner’s lawyer Veer Bahadur said that the court has listened to us and given the decision in our favor. The Court has held that the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretary Act 2006 is not maintainable. At the same time, Himachal government’s lawyer general Anup Ratna says that he will challenge the High Court’s decision in the Supreme Court.
#WATCH Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: On HC order on the Chief Parliamentary Secretaries case, Congress MLA Kishori Lal, “We respect the High Court’s order. We did not have a lot of facilities to be taken back…” pic.twitter.com/KxushB2Au9
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At the same time, Congress MLA from Baijnath Kishori Lal, who was appointed CPS, said that we respect the decision of the High Court. Apart from one vehicle, we do not have any such facility which will be taken back from us and we have already returned the vehicle.
