<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Supreme Court will hear today the petition filed by Congress JD(S) combine, challenging the</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="m_-8837936291427805486gmail-gr_ m_-8837936291427805486gmail-gr_15 m_-8837936291427805486gmail-gr- m_-8837936291427805486gmail-gr_gramm m_-8837936291427805486gmail-gr_inline_cards m_-8837936291427805486gmail-gr_run_anim m_-8837936291427805486gmail-Grammar m_-8837936291427805486gmail-only-ins m_-8837936291427805486gmail-doubleReplace m_-8837936291427805486gmail-replaceWithoutSep" id="m_-8837936291427805486gmail-15" style="display: inline; font-size: small; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat;">government</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">formation by the BJP in Karnataka. </span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The Apex court had yesterday, in early morning hearing, refused to stay the swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister.</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">A 3-judge bench, headed by justice AK Sikri said, swearing-in and government formation will be subject to the outcome of the petition before it. The apex court said, today it will also hear other respondents like BJP. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The court issued notice to respondents including the BJP and asked them to file their replies. </div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The court directed that letter sent by BJP to the Governor staking claim to form the government also be placed before it. </div>