Not a one stop solution for every problem in the country, says SC
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New Delhi, April 7 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea filed by BJP leader Okram Henry Singh seeking direction to the Election Commission to hold the pending bypoll for Manipur s Wangkhei Assembly constituency.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian said: We are not a one stop solution for every problem in the country.
The bench told senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing Singh, to move the High Court in the matter. Rohatgi submitted that more than six months have elapsed since his client had resigned as an MLA from the constituency, yet the Election Commission has not conducted the bypoll. However, as the bench insisted the petitioner should the move the High Court. After a brief hearing in the matter, Rohatgi agreed to withdraw