Updated: October 26, 2020 1:46:06 pm
The Union’s HR Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. (File photo)
On Monday, the Supreme Court suspended the Uttarakhand High Court contempt proceedings against Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal for allegedly failing to pay rent for the government bungalow in which he was staying.
A bank chaired by Judge RF Nariman suspended the contempt process in a statement presented by the Union Minister of Education.
On May 3 last year, the Uttarakhand High Court ordered former chief ministers of the state to pay a market rent for the entire period they have continued to occupy government premises since leaving office. The high court had declared all 2001 government orders providing housing and other facilities to former chief ministers of the state illegal and unconstitutional.
The court had ordered that the entire amount owed and payable for services such as electricity, water, gasoline, oil and lubricants provided by the state to the former chief ministers be calculated by the state government within four months from the date of receipt. of the copy. Of the order.
After last year’s order, the NGO submitted a statement to the higher court alleging non-compliance with the order.
In August this year, the Uttarakhand High Court issued good cause notices to three former chief ministers and the chief secretary of state while hearing a contempt petition for failure to comply with its order to liquidate the fees for the facilities used by former leaders. State CM for years. . Among the former prime ministers named in the statement were Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
(With PTI inputs)
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