Delhi mayoral election: Supreme Court to hear AAP candidate's plea on February 3
Delhi mayoral election: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi demanding the mayor post election be conducted in a time-bound manner.
A Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Dipankar Datta said it would hear the case on February 3 after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.
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Leader of the House Mukesh Goel and mayor candidate Shelly Oberoi approached the Supreme Court court to allow the mayoral elections to be conducted in a time-bound manner, AAP said on Thursday.
The AAP won 134 of the 250 wards in the MCD polls held in December last year. The BJP managed to win 104 wards.
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Oberoi in her plea has sought directions for the elections to take place in a time-bound manner and to ensure that the nominated members are not allowed to vote.
- ANI
