Highlights:
- Amit Shah’s visit called ‘courtesy visit’
- Dispute over appointment of MLAs in Maharashtra Legislative Council
- The Mumbai High Court reminded Governor Koshyari of his duty
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari called Amit Shah’s visit on Friday evening a ‘courtesy call’.
The ruling alliance in the state is alleging that the Governor is deliberately delaying the decision on the recommendation made by the Maharashtra Council of Ministers for the appointment of 12 persons as members of the Legislative Council from its quota in November 2020. The governor and the Mahavikas Aghadi government have been at loggerheads over the issue for the past few months.
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A bench of Mumbai High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Girish Kulkarni had remarked that the Governor had made unreasonable delays in appointing the Governor as a nominated MLA to the Legislative Council as per the provisions of the Indian Constitution.
The state government made the recommendation to the Governor on November 6, 2020. It was expected to be decided in a reasonable time. The governor had to decide whether to accept the state government’s recommendation or send it back to the state government. But more than eight months have passed. This period is more than a reasonable period. Therefore, the governor is expected to fulfill his constitutional duty as soon as possible, ‘the court warned Governor Koshyari.
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