Court issues order to EC; no bypoll till AAP MLA case hearing
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 02:16 AM
In a relief for the Aam Aadmi Party, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission not to issue any notification for bypolls till the next date of hearing on Monday. Twenty AAP MLAs were disqualified for holding the office of profit while serving as Parliamentary Secretaries between March 13, 2015 and September 8, 2016.
The court has also sought reply of all respondents including the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the plea of disqualified MLAs.
On January 19, the poll panel had made the recommendation for the disqualification of the 20 legislators, which was given assent by the President. On the very next day, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification that the President held that the 20 MLAs stand disqualified under Section 15(1)(a) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act.