{"id":34444,"date":"2014-07-27T10:46:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T05:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=34444"},"modified":"2014-07-27T10:46:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T05:16:04","slug":"pil-seeks-leader-opposition-status-congress-lok-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/pil-seeks-leader-opposition-status-congress-lok-sabha","title":{"rendered":"PIL seeks Leader of Opposition status for Congress in Lok Sabha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/congress.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/pil-seeks-leader-opposition-status-congress-lok-sabha\/congress-3\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/congress.png?fit=240%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"240,210\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"congress\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/congress.png?fit=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/congress.png?fit=240%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-34445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/congress.png?resize=240%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"congress\" width=\"240\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/congress.png?w=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/07\/congress.png?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/span>The Supreme Court was moved Saturday seeking that Congress leader in Lok Sabha be conferred the status of the leader of opposition as it is the largest party in the opposition as provided under the 1977 law on salary and allowances of leaders of opposition in parliament.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Contesting the opinion of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, the petitioner, advocate M.L.Sharma, contended that the question of the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha could not be mixed up with the statutory provision which says that party securing 10 percent of the total strength of the Lok Sabha could only be accorded the status of the recognized opposition party in lower house.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Rohatgi in his opinion to Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan had said that Congress leader in Lok Sabha could not be treated as leader of opposition as the party does not have minimum of 55 seats that it should have to get the status of recognized opposition party.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">To back up his position, Rohatgi has referred to the first Lok Sabha Speaker G.V.Mavlankar who had said that to hold the proceedings of the house, minimum of 10 percent members of the total strength should be present and that should also be the strength of the main opposition party to be recognized as principal opposition party and its leader as leader of opposition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">&#8220;The criteria of the leader of opposition has to be read in conformity with the Section 2 of the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 and cannot be substituted with the concept of the recognized of the parties as advised by the Attorney General,&#8221; said Sharma in his PIL.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The PIL said that the leader of the opposition could not be read to mean the leader of the recognized main opposition party.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><span style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Sharma said that in the committee for the selection of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, and some other posts, there is a provision for the leader of opposition and not that of leader of the recognized opposition party.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; 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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">The PIL said that since leader of opposition plays an important role in the functioning of the parliament, thus it incumbent upon the speaker to appoint the same in the public interest.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><br style=\"font: 14px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font: 11px\/20px arial, helvetica; color: #434343; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; 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