HC reserves order on plea of 20 disqualified AAP MLAs


Team Udayavani, Feb 28, 2018, 4:43 PM IST

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs’ plea challenging their disqualification in office-of-profit case. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar kept its decision pending after the MLAs, Election Commission of India (EC) and other parties concerned concluded their arguments. “Arguments heard. Judgement reserved,” the bench said. 

The MLAs had yesterday told the court that EC’s order disqualifying them for allegedly holding office-of-profit was passed in “complete violation of natural justice” as they were not given the opportunity to explain their stand before the poll panel. The bench was also requested by the legislators to remand their case back to the poll panel with a direction to hear the matter afresh. The MLAs had approached the high court challenging their disqualification after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his nod to the EC’s recommendation.

Backing its recommendation to the President for AAP MLAs’ disqualification, the poll panel had submitted that the legislators cannot claim that they were not holding office-of-profit. The EC had earlier claimed that the disqualified MLAs’ plea was not maintainable and was liable to be dismissed. The high court was hearing the plea on a day-to-day basis since February 7. The high court had on January 24 refused to stay the Centre’s notification disqualifying them, but had restrained the poll panel from taking any “precipitate measures” such as announcing dates for bypolls to fill the vacancies.

The EC had on January 19 recommended the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs – Alka Lamba, Adarsh Shastri, Sanjeev Jha, Rajesh Gupta, Kailash Gahlot, Vijendra Garg, Praveen Kumar, Sharad Kumar, Madan Lal Khufiya, Shiv Charan Goyal, Sarita Singh, Naresh Yadav, Rajesh Rishi, Anil Kumar, Som Dutt, Avtar Singh, Sukhvir Singh Dala, Manoj Kumar, Nitin Tyagi and Jarnail Singh. The president had accepted the EC’s opinion the next day.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

India beat Ireland by 6 wickets in 1st ODI, Pratika Rawal and Tejal Hasabnis scores fifties

Become CM after winning next Assembly polls: Minister Rajanna to Shivakumar

Man dies from injuries sustained in elephant attack during religious ceremony

Cold wave grips Karnataka: Temperature drops to record lows in several districts

Mangaluru: Family of woman donates organs at Wenlock Hospital

Udupi: One junction, five police booths! Still traffic woes persist at Kalsanka

Neeraj Chopra named world’s best male javelin thrower in 2024 by reputed US track and field magazine

Related Articles More

Man dies from injuries sustained in elephant attack during religious ceremony

In public interest: SC opens doors to people for guided tours

Never lived in comfort zone: PM Modi

Freebies dominate poll debate, peoples’ issues take a backseat

Meerut murders: Family of 5 wiped out, children’s body found in bed box

MUST WATCH

| Elephant attack in kerala

How Scammers Trick People Using Phonepe App

Create Your Own Fertilizer

Thieves caught on camera

Tulunadu Daivaradane


Latest Additions

R Madhavan starrer ‘Hisaab Barabar’ to release on ZEE5 on January 24

India beat Ireland by 6 wickets in 1st ODI, Pratika Rawal and Tejal Hasabnis scores fifties

Karnataka has become a ‘house of death,’ alleges C.T. Ravi

Become CM after winning next Assembly polls: Minister Rajanna to Shivakumar

Man dies from injuries sustained in elephant attack during religious ceremony

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.