"What Was The Hurry?" Supreme Court To Delhi Lt Governor On Civic Body Panel Poll
NDTV
There was high drama all through last week as the BJP and the AAP went head-to-head over the election for the 18th seat, won by the former after the AAP boycotted and the Congress abstained.
The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman in the now BJP-controlled House.
A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice R Mahadevan also questioned the legal premise behind the Lieutenant Governor ordering an election in apparent violation of the norm.
"Nomination issue is also there... Mayor (Shelly Oberoi of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party) is there to preside. Where do you (the LG) get the power?" the court asked.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the issue of whether there should be a separate GST on delivery charges of food provided by quick commerce companies and e-commerce apps was discussed at the meeting but no decision has been taken.
A company linked to Mahesh Langa came under scrutiny by the Rajkot Police after it conducted multiple raids in Gujarat in November.
The accident took place in the afternoon near Chandameta village when the victims were returning to Koleng village from a weekly market, a police official said.
The actor's comment follows Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's claim that superstar attended the premiere of his movie 'Pushpa 2' at Sandhya Theatre on December 4 despite police permission being denied.
The district authorities have launched a rescue operation. Two excavators have been pressed into service as part of the operation.
The landslide occurred around 11 am near Tawaghat in Pithoragarh, District Magistrate Vinod Goswami said.
EC officials have said misuse of CCTV camera footage from inside polling booths could compromise voter secrecy. They also said the footage could be used to generate fake narrative using artificial intelligence (AI)
The incident happened in Kuldeep Vihar colony on Friday when Mahi's mother had gone to a nearby shop, according to family members.
An official said that under the Installation, Safeguarding and Accounting of Hundial Rules, 1975, all offerings made into the hundials cannot be returned to the owner at any point, as they belonged to the temple
The alleged crime was committed at a village under Karanwas police station limits on December 13, said an official.