SC Refuses To Stall Oath-Taking Ceremony of Nayab Singh Saini Govt in Haryana

The top court denied a stay on the oath-taking ceremony of Saini's BJP government in Haryana, emphasising the importance of not obstructing elected officials.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold the oath-taking ceremony of the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana. The ceremony is scheduled for today in Haryana's Panchkula.

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

"An elected government is taking oath…," the CJI told the counsel. The bench asked the counsel, how can we restrain the elected government from taking oath? The CJI asked the petitioner’s counsel to circulate three copies of the petition for the three judges and cautioned him with the imposition of a fine.

"You want an elected government to be restrained from taking oath?. We are putting you on guard, we will impose costs”, said the CJI.

The bench said, "What kind of petition is this? (The petition is) taken on board and dismissed,"

Saini will take oath as the chief minister of Haryana at a ceremony in Panchkula where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP bigwigs and leaders of NDA will be in attendance on Thursday. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Saini, who will become the chief minister for the second time.