Parliament Building Inauguration Row: In the ongoing dispute regarding the inauguration of the new Parliament House, the petition has been rejected by the Supreme Court. A public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court and it was said that the inauguration of the new Parliament House should be done by the President. The Prime Minister cannot inaugurate it in his place. The Supreme Court was asked to issue instructions to the government for this. However, the Supreme Court made it clear that it would not interfere in the matter. This petition was filed citing Article 32 and Article 79 on behalf of the petitioner.
Article 32 and 79 mentioned
Dismissing the petition, the Supreme Court made it clear that it cannot hear under it. Supreme Court Justice Narasimha said, we are not interested in hearing this petition under Article 32. After this, Article 79 of the Constitution was mentioned on behalf of the petitioner. In which it has been said that the Parliament consists of the President and both the Houses. On this, the Supreme Court said that what does Article 79 have to do with the inauguration of the Parliament House?
What is Article 32?
Article 32, which was mentioned in the hearing of the Supreme Court and cited by the petitioner, is called the soul of the Constitution. Because this article is related to fundamental rights. Under this, if the fundamental rights of a person are being violated, then he has the right to go to the Supreme Court. In such a situation, the Supreme Court hears on this. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, who made the constitution, called it the heart and soul of the constitution.
The petitioner gave these arguments
It was said in the PIL that “Article 79 of the Constitution states that there shall be a Parliament for the (India) Union, consisting of the President and two Houses, the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.” But the respondents are not following the Constitution of India.” In it, citing Article 79 of the Constitution, it was said that the President is an integral part of the parliamentary form of democracy and therefore the intervention of the apex court was necessary to protect the “democracy of this nation”. Also, Article 87 states that at the beginning of every session of Parliament, the President shall address both Houses of Parliament and inform them of the purpose of calling its meeting. But the defendants (Lok Sabha Secretariat and Centre) are trying to humiliate the President.
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