Don’t give political colour to judicial challenge: CM Omar Abdullah on Waqf issue
SRINAGAR, Apr 21 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Supreme Court has the power to review the decisions taken by the Centre or state governments and stressed that a challenge to any legislation before the apex court should not be given a political hue.
“Everyone (institution) has a role. The Supreme Court has been given the powers to review decisions taken by the Centre or state government. Did we not go to the SC in Article 370 case? This is not the first time that the apex court has been moved (in the Waqf case). Was not Indira Gandhi’s decision to impose the Emergency challenged in the court?
“If today someone is going to the SC, it should not be given a political hue. The court has its own jurisdiction and the legislature has its own jurisdiction,” Abdullah told reporters here.
