What if CJ,govt differ? HC seeks reply

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the state government about what could be the Governors conduct if the Chief Justice and government differed on their choice of Lokayukta.

A division bench of the HC raised the query before issuing notices to the respondent parties in the petition challenging the appointment of Justice retd R A Mehta as Lokayukta. The next hearing will take place on September 21.

The government has challenged the appointment calling it a unilateral and unconstitutional act. The registrar general of HC,Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice of HC and Justice Retired Mehta are the respondents to the petition.

Advocate General Kamal Trivedi and government pleader Prakash Jani are appearing on behalf of the petitioners the Chief secretary and Minister of State Law Pradipsinh Jadeja.