SC Agrees to Hear Congress’ Petition Against Parrikar as Goa CM

Manohar Parrikar is expected take oath as Goa’s Chief Minister at 5 pm on 14 March.

The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear Congress' petition challenging the appointment of Manohar Parrikar as the next Chief Minister of Goa. The court is expected to hear the matter at 11 am on Tuesday.

The hurriedly filed petition late in the evening was mentioned at the residence of Chief Justice J S Khehar, who agreed to give an urgent hearing on Tuesday.

A special bench would be constituted as the apex court is on Holi break for a week.

Earlier, the Congress accused the BJP of "murdering" democracy in Goa and dubbed Parrikar a “villain” after the BJP party stole a march on it.