New Delhi: The Delhi high court (HC) today refused to pass any interim order on staying the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for holding offices of profit.
The court also ordered the Election Commission (EC) to make no announcement whatsoever for bypolls in Delhi until the next date of hearing of the AAP MLAs’ plea, which is set for January 29. The disqualification necessitates bypolls in the 20 Delhi constituencies the MLAs are from.
In addition, the Delhi HC ordered the EC and the Centre – which disqualified the 20 AAP MLAs last week- to file their reply on the AAP MLAs’ pleas challenging their disqualification, by February 6. The high court summoned all the records pertaining to the proceedings leading to the recommendation of the EC to disqualify the 20 MLAs.
Yesterday, AAP legislators moved the Delhi HC against their disqualification, which President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to on Sunday. Last Friday, the EC sent President Kovind its recommendation to disqualify the AAP MLAs for holding offices of profit.
