Congress Moves High Court Against Expanded Size of Chhattisgarh Cabinet, Calls It Unconstitutional

Congress moves High Court against expanded size of Chhattisgarh Cabinet, calls it unconstitutional

The induction of three Ministers following the expansion on August 20 takes the size of the Cabinet to 14 in the 90-member Assembly, which breaches the Constitutional limit of 15%, the civil writ petition filed by the party said

Chhattisgarh Government Faces Legal Challenge Over Cabinet Size

The Congress party has taken legal action against the Chhattisgarh government, filing a civil writ petition in the High Court concerning the size of the state’s cabinet. The central claim of the petition is that the cabinet’s current composition violates the constitutional limit on the number of ministers. The Constitution mandates that the number of ministers in a state cannot exceed 15% of the total strength of the Legislative Assembly. With 9…

Congress moves HC against induction of 14th minister in Chhattisgarh cabinet

Raipur, Sep 5 (PTI) The Congress on Friday said it has filed a writ petition in the Chhattisgarh High Court contending that the state cabinet's current strength of 14 exceeds the constitutional limit.As per the Constitution, the size of a state's Council of Ministers, including the CM, cannot exceed 15 per cent of the total strength of the Assembly, and hence Chhattisgarh can have a maximum of 13 ministers, said Sushil Anand Shukla, head of the …