In response to the plea filed by a lawyer of the apex court, the top court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction that the President of India, not the Prime Minister, should perform the inauguration of the new Parliament building.A court of justices made the ruling that the court is not inclined to consider this plea under Article 32 of the Constitution, according to JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha, who spoke to petitioner Jaya Sukin. They further added that the court understands why and how this case was submitted.Sukin in his statement said that the president is the executive head of the country, and she should have been invited according to Article 79. He also said that he should be allowed to withdraw the plea if the court does not allow him to entertain.Petitioner in his plea said that the President of India has certain powers and performs a variety of ceremonial functions. Not inviting her to the inauguration of the new parliament building means that the Centre is not going with the law. Meanwhile, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that if they will allow the petition to be withdrawn, it will be filed in the High Court.The plea further said, “The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and other ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. the President of India is authorised to appoint all the constitutionals functionaries.”He also stated that by not inviting the President to the ceremony on May 28, the Lok Sabha Secretariat and Central government have attempted to humiliate the President.Reportedly, the petition was filed by the advocate Jaya Sukin of the apex court amid a controversy over the scheduled controversy over inauguration of the new Parliament building.
