New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat to inaugurate the new Parliament building by the president.A vacation bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and P.S. Narasimha told the petitioner-in-person, why he has come to the court with such a petition and emphasized that the court is not interested in entertaining it under Article 32. The bench asked the petitioner, how is Article 79 relevant here?
Advocate C.R. Jaya Sukin said the president is the head of Parliament and it totally violates Articles 79 and 87. Sukin argued that since the president is the head of Parliament, he should inaugurate the building, and questioned, how can the PM inaugurate the new Parliament building?
The plea submitted that the president is authorised to appoint constitutional functionaries such as governors, judges of both Supreme Court and high court, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, chairman and manager of Union Public Service Commissioner, chief election commissioner, financial commissioner, and other election commissioners. That main function of both the Houses is to make laws. Every Bill has to be passed by both the Houses and assented to by the President before it becomes law, said the plea.