Delhi Mayor election which was scheduled for Thursday has now been postponed once again as the Supreme Court will hear the matter on Friday.
The top court adjourned for Friday the hearing on AAP and Shelly Oberoi's plea who challenged the Delhi Lieutenant-Governor's decision to permit the nominated members to vote in the elections for mayor and deputy mayor in MCD.
Already being called off for three times, the election for Delhi Mayor was finally scheduled for February 16 but it was again postponed by the SC.
The SC bench was headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
"Nominated members cannot go for election. The constitutional provision is very clear," the bench observed.
The apex court had on February 8 sought responses of the office of the LG, pro tem presiding officer Satya Sharma of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and others on Oberoi's plea.
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