A.P. HC to resume hearing of three capital cases today
The Hindu
It gains momentum due to revocation of CRDA Repeal Acts
The hearing of the three capitals cases by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday is set to take a curious turn due to the unanticipated withdrawal of the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions and CRDA Repeal Acts by the Government last week and its decision to come up with a new legislation in favour of separate capital cities for legislative, executive and judicial functions.
A full Bench headed by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra will examine along with its background the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Repeal Act, 2021 which was passed in the Legislative Assembly on November 22 when the High Court was hearing a batch of writ petitions that challenged the Decentralisation and the CRDA Repeal Acts of 2020. It was ratified by the Council on November 23.
The Acts have been in the eye of a storm since they were approved in the Assembly in July 2020 but referred by the Council to a select committee amidst dramatic scenes viewed from the gallery by the Opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.