In an extraordinary hearing, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday night allowed Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to make a night halt in Jind after the deputy commissioner reportedly said that due to the poll code, the CM can’t make an overnight stay there. The high court bench of justice Rajiv Sharma and justice HS Sidhu held the hearing at around 10.30 pm, after urgent hearing was sought by the state advocate general’s office. After hearing the arguments for nearly 20 minutes, the court allowed the CM to make an overnight halt at government rest house in Jind/Narwana. He decided to travel by road and make a night halt at Narwana in Jind. Following this, chief justice Krishna Murari was requested to constitute a special bench and allow an urgent hearing.

Source: Hindustan Times May 10, 2019 23:55 UTC