President’s Rule set aside by the HC

The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the order of the Central government that had put the State under President’s Rule on March 27.

What the court said?

Coming down heavily on the Centre for the March 27 proclamation under Art 356, the court said the imposition of the President’s rule was contrary to the law laid down by the Supreme Court.

What next?

Following this, the Harish Rawat government will be reinstated and will be asked to prove majority in the state assembly.

Options before the Centre:

Move Supreme Court challenging HC’s order.

Background:

In March, just one day before Mr Rawat was scheduled to prove his majority in the legislature, the Centre declared that it would govern Uttarakhand through Governor KK Paul.