A five-judge constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice T S Thakur, which was hearing a petition filed by Aziz Qureshi and Virendra Kataria, former Governors of Uttarakhand and Pudducherry respectively, sought response from the Centre within four weeks and posted the matter on March 28.
Qureshi, who was eased out as Governor soon after Narendra Modi government came to power in May 2014, had alleged that then Home Secretary had threatened him to resign from the post or face removal. Kataria, a former Congress leader, was also sacked as Puducherry Governor in July 2014.
"We may also have to lay down a format in which communications with such high constitutional dignitaries takes place," the bench observed.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi represented the Centre, while senior advocate and Congress leader Vivek Tankha was appearing for the two sacked Governors.
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During the hearing, the bench noted that while a phone call was made to Qureshi by then Home Secretary Anil Goswami, in the case of Kataria, it was the Private Secretary of the Home Secretary, who had rung up the Governor. Notice was also issued to Goswami.
Kataria's petition was also listed for hearing along with it as the identical issues were raised.