Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on April 1 withdrew from the Supreme Court his plea challenging a high court order that refused to grant him permission to attend the Budget session of the Assembly.
Mr. Soren had sought permission from the Jharkhand High Court to attend the Budget session that started on February 23 and came to an end on March 2. On February 28, the High Court had dismissed his plea.
When his plea came up for hearing before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan on April 1, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Soren, said he be allowed to withdraw the plea as the Budget session came to an end on March 2. “I wish to withdraw this,” Mr. Sibal said, adding the question of law raised in the plea may be kept open.
