Why the budget should be postponed? Show provisions, says SC

The bench observed that there has been no prima facie violation of any legal provision

The Supreme Court on Friday asked a PIL petitioner to show provisions in the Indian Constitution or in law to justify why the Central government should be directed to postpone the Union Budget due to upcoming assembly elections in five states. “Tentatively, we don’t find any justification in your plea, but we will still give you time to prepare and show us which provision of the law and the Constitution will be violated by the presentation of the budget,” a bench led by Chief Justice J S Khehar told petitioner-advocate M L Sharma.

Granting Sharma a week to prepare “hard” and come out with material supporting his PIL, the bench observed that had there been any prima facie violation of any legal provision, the court would have sought a reply from the government, reported the Indian Express.