INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that appointed members of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are ineligible to
participate in the mayoral election.The Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, along with Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, ordered that the
election for the Delhi mayor must take place during the initial MCD gathering
Subsequently, the newly elected mayor will oversee the deputy mayor's election
"We have heard the counsel for the parties
We are unable to accept the submission on behalf of the municipal corporation
The Constitution has imposed a restriction in terms of which nominated members do not have the right to vote
The prohibition on nominated members in the exercise of the right to vote applies on the first meeting."The notice for the election of mayor
and the first meeting of the MCD shall be issued within 24 hours and the notice shall fix the date at which the elections of mayor, deputy
mayor and standing committee members shall be held," the bench said.The top court's order came on a plea moved by the ruling Aam Aadmi
Party's (AAP) mayoral candidate, Shelly Oberoi, seeking an early conduct of the election.The apex court had, on February 8, sought the
responses of the lieutenant governor's (LG) office, MCD's pro-tem presiding officer Satya Sharma and others on Oberoi's plea.(With
