Supreme Court begins hearing Congress-JD(S) plea to stop Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has started hearing the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea brought against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala's decision to invite Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath, which is scheduled to be held at 9 am on Thursday.
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announcing that BS Yeddyurappa will take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the Congress party had approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing.
They have approached Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra for an urgent hearing on Wednesday night itself.
A bench of Justice AK Sikri, Justice A Bobde and Justice Ashok Bhushan is hearing the case.
Ex-Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi is defending the BJP and Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is advocating the union government in the case, report said.
In a major political turn, the Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday evening announced that its leader BS Yeddyurappa will be taking oath as the chief minister of the south Indian state on Thursday after governor Vajubhai Vala invited the party to form government.
The Governor gave BJP a period of 15 days to prove majority, said reports.
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