Patna HC dismisses petitions challenging JD(U)-BJP govt. formation

After hearing all parties, a division bench dismissed the two PILs saying no intervention of the court is required, after floor test.

July 31, 2017 12:35 pm | Updated 12:50 pm IST - Patna

Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two PILs challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) along with the BJP.

Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two PILs challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) along with the BJP.

The Patna High Court on Monday dismissed two PILs challenging the formation of the new government by Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) along with the BJP.

After hearing all parties, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A K Upadhyay dismissed the two PILs saying no intervention of the court is required, after floor test in the state Assembly.

While one PIL was filed by RJD MLAs Saroj Yadav and Chandan Verma, the second one was filed by Jitendra Kumar, a Samajwadi Party member.

On Friday last, the court had adjourned the matter for Monday.

The new Nitish Kumar government in which the NDA is a coalition partner won the trust vote on Friday last.

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