Action after discussing judgment: CM

Shimla: After the Himachal Pradesh high court nullified the appointment of six chief parliamentary secretaries (CPSs), chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said after going through the judgment, it would be discussed with the council of ministers as well as officials to decide further course of action.Sukhu told the mediapersons in Dharamshala that he had not yet read the judgment. Baijnath MLA Kishori Lal, whose appointment as CPS has been quashed by the court, was also standing with Sukhu. Kishori Lal later told the mediapersons that he respected the high court decision. TNN

Court reserves judgment in MLA disqualification plea

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High court voids Himachals appointment of 6 parliamentary secretaries

In a significant ruling, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday nullified the appointments of six Congress MLAs as chief parliamentary secretaries. The court deemed the appointments unconstitutional, citing the Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries Act of 2006 as void. The BJP had challenged the appointments, arguing financial burden on the state.

Himachal HC nullifies appointment of parliamentary secretaries, demands immediate withdrawal of facilities

The Himachal Pradesh High Court dealt a blow to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu by nullifying the appointments of six parliamentary secretaries. The court deemed the appointments unconstitutional and ordered the immediate withdrawal of all benefits. Justice Bipin Chander Negi declared the 2006 Act, which facilitated these appointments, as void.