"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.
