The petition, filed by Supreme Court lawyer CR Jaya Sukin, reads that by not including President Murmu in the inauguration of the new parliament building, the Central government violated the Constitution of India.
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction that the inauguration of the new Parliament building should be done by the President of India and not the.
There is no law or Article in the Constitution that says the prime minister must inaugurate the new Parliament, but Article 79 of the Constitution says the President of India is the competent person.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for inauguration of the new Parliament building by President Droupadi.