The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition urging the imposition of President’s rule in Uttar Pradesh, citing alleged demolition of constitutional machinery and increasing crime. The apex court warned the petitioner-advocate to be fined and asked him questions related to research on crime records of other states.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramaniam told the petitioner-advocate CR Jaya Sukin that there was no research on the claims he was making and asked how his fundamental rights were being violated.
The bench said, ‘How many states have you studied crime records? Have you studied the crime records of other states? What is your research on crime records in other states? Show us what you are saying on this basis. ‘
The Supreme Court said that no research was done in the context of the claims made by them. The bench rejected his plea and said that if you argue further, we will impose heavy penalty on you.Sukin, who appeared himself in the hearing through a video conference, alleged that illegal and arbitrary killings are being carried out by the police in Uttar Pradesh. He alleged that conditions had been created in the state in which the Uttar Pradesh government could not be allowed to remain in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution.
He claimed in the petition, ‘The implementation of Article 356 of the Constitution in Uttar Pradesh is necessary to save the 20 crore people of Indian democracy and the state’.
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