Mobilenews24x7 Bureau
If the nominated membersĀ in the Parliament and the state assemblies do have a right to vote, why it would not be a practice in such matters of electing the Mayor, has so far remained a puzzler in out constitutional framework.
If a Rajya Sabha nominated member can take part in a voting for Chairs, there seems to be no such ambiguity in case of Mayoral elections.
Anyway Supreme Court, today broke the jinx Ā while hearing a petition filed Ā (AAP) mayor candidate Shelly Oberoi, said on Friday, 17 February, that the nominated members cannot vote in electing the mayor of the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD).
In a stern mood the Apex Ā court has also issued directions to the concerned authorities that the notification to hold mayoral election be issued within 24 hours.
The mayoral election was postponed on Monday for the fourth time due to the repeated tussles between AAP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The apex court further said that the nominated members cannot vote in the elections for deputy mayor and standing committees either.
The order was given by the three-judge bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala.
Another important point to emerge from the order was that the mayor has to be elected first and then the election of the deputy mayor should take place.
AAP supremo and chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, took to Twitter to express his happiness over the decision.
