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7 May 2018 3:38pm

SC declares UP law allowing ex-CMs to keep government bungalows illegal

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New Delhi: Giving an order on a PIL filed by NGO Lok Prahari , a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi declared  the amendment to the law which allowed former Chief Ministers of the state to retain government accommodation as invalid and illegal. The court called the legislation as ultra vires to the Constitution since it transgresses the concept of equality under the Constitution.

The bench said the amendment was “arbitrary, discriminatory” and violates the concept of equality. Once the person leaves the office he should get the same treatment as accorded to a common man.

Earlier on April 19,the SC had reserved its order on NGO plea challenging the amendments to UP law of 2016 called ‘The Allotment of Houses under Control of the Estate Department Bill-2016’ to regulate the allotment of government accommodation to trusts, journalists, political parties, speaker and deputy speaker of legislative assembly, judicial officers and government officials.

The apex court had then observed that if the court came to decision that the UP law amendment is not valid, then similar laws passed by other state government will also come under question.

Lok Prahari had also challenged passing of ‘UP Ministers (Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1981’ by former UP government led by Akhilesh Yadav.


Tagged: SC UP Government Lok Prahari
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