New Delhi: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court quashed all the orders made by the Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa and restored Nabam Tuki-led Congress government here on Wednesday, July 13.

It is a major victory for the ruling Congress which was ousted from power since December last year. Arunachal Pradesh was put under President’s Rule on January 26 which was lifted on February and rebel-Congress leader Kalikho Pul was sworn-in as the new chief minister.

In a unanimous judgement, a constitution bench headed by Justice J.S. Khehar directed the restoration of the status quo as it existed on December 15, 2015, directed the manner in which the assembly proceedings had to be conducted and set aside all the steps and decisions the house had taken, describing them as unsustainable. Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Madan B. Lokur pronounced concurring judgements giving their additional reasons to agree with Justice Khehar.

However, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed all the petitions dealing with discretionary powers of the Governor to summon or advance assembly sessions in the state and ordered him to restore the status quo as of Dec 15, 2015 in Arunachal. According to the court’s ruling, all decisions taken by the Arunachal Assembly after 9 December will be rendered unsustainable.

Congress leaders hailed the verdict and attacked the BJP for trying to ‘trample democracy and constitution’.”Supreme Court re-writes history. Democracy wins with a thumping majority, Modi’s politics of defections & conspiracy fails miserably,” said Congress Leader Randeep Surjewala.