New Delhi: The Supreme Court will now take up hearing former Lok Sabha speaker, PA Sangma's plea challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President, on November 20.
On that day, a constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir will decide whether a regular hearing is needed in this case or whether it can be dismissed at the preliminary level itself.
While senior advocate Ram Jethmalani appeared for Mr Sangma, the President was represented by senior advocate Harish Salve.
Attorney General G E Vahanvati was assisting the court as a necessary party under the Supreme Court Rules in such matters.
Mr Sangma has contended that Mukherjee was holding offices of profit as chairman of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata and as also the leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha when he had entered the Presidential race. He also alleged that proper procedure was not followed in accepting Mr Mukherjee's resignation from the ISI. The petition also claimed that the Returning Officer should have rejected Mr Mukherjee's nomination as he held office of profit.
Mr Sangma who had lost the Presidential poll, has sought a direction for setting aside Mukherjee's election as President and declaring him as elected to the post.
On that day, a constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir will decide whether a regular hearing is needed in this case or whether it can be dismissed at the preliminary level itself.
While senior advocate Ram Jethmalani appeared for Mr Sangma, the President was represented by senior advocate Harish Salve.
Attorney General G E Vahanvati was assisting the court as a necessary party under the Supreme Court Rules in such matters.
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Mr Sangma has contended that Mukherjee was holding offices of profit as chairman of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata and as also the leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha when he had entered the Presidential race. He also alleged that proper procedure was not followed in accepting Mr Mukherjee's resignation from the ISI. The petition also claimed that the Returning Officer should have rejected Mr Mukherjee's nomination as he held office of profit.
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Mr Sangma who had lost the Presidential poll, has sought a direction for setting aside Mukherjee's election as President and declaring him as elected to the post.
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