Supreme Court refuses to stall oath taking ceremony of Nayab Singh Saini govt in Haryana

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took strong note of the plea, and said it may impose costs on the petitioner for filing such a plea.

Nayab Singh Saiani.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to stay the oath ceremony of Nayab Singh Saini as the Chief Minister of Haryana.

The top court wondered, "What kind of petition is this! It wants to stop a democratically elected government from taking office."

A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra rejected the petition on not finding any merit in the plea.

The plea filed by Priya Mishra and another person also sought re-election in 20 assembly seats as EVMs were found 60-70 per cent charged.

Saini had earlier in the day taken oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana for the second time at a ceremony held in Panchkula.

Senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and senior leaders of the NDA coalition apart from the members of public were in attendance. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Saini at Dussehra Grounds in Panchkula.