The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the Karnataka government's decision to grant cabinet rank to 42 legislators, including MLAs and MLCs.
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the petitioner to file a review petition before the high court.
The plea argued that bestowing cabinet status on these legislators results in financial benefits and contravenes Article 191 of the Constitution, which disqualifies legislators from holding such positions.
The petitioner asserted that appointing Members of the Legislative Assembly and Members of the Legislative Council as chairpersons of various boards and corporations would not have been problematic, but conferring cabinet status upon them violates Article 164 of the Constitution.
