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New Delhi: Two AAP councillors on Friday withdrew their petitions on rescheduling the MCD ward committee elections from Delhi High Court after the court indicated it was not inclined to grant relief. The duo had sought a few days more, alleging that sufficient time was not given to file nominations for the polls to elect the chairman and deputy chairman of 12 zonal ward committees and a member from each of these panels for the MCD standing committee. The MCD zonal-level ward committee elections are to be held on Sept 4 and the last date to file nominations was Aug 30.
"It is the election schedule declared by the MCD commissioner. The court cannot come in between and direct the commissioner to prescribe the schedule in a particular way. If you are sincere and want to participate, you should have gone to the corporation.
You should have ensured their presence there instead of coming to the court. Your request is very unusual. I am not inclined," Justice Purushaindra Kaurav said.
At the end of the hearing, as the counsel urged the court to intervene, the judge said: “100% I am not inclined. No doubt about it.” AAP councillors Prem Chauhan from the Dakshin Puri ward and Tilottama Chowdhary from the Dabri ward to withdraw their pleas.
While Chauhan claimed he was unwell and indisposed, Choudhary said she was currently out of Delhi and was left with no time to make arrangements and do the paperwork, seeking a few more days. Senior advocate Rahul Mehra, representing Chauhan, submitted that he was not asking to postpone the elections for a long time and was just urging to grant two to three days more. The court, however, said instead of coming to court, he should have gone to the corporation to take the nomination form and should have communicated to them that he was unwell and the commissioner would accommodate him in some way.
The court said it cannot start dictating to the corporation the time period to be fixed for the election process and it is for the MCD chief to decide and he had already done so. The AAP councillors had earlier written to MCD commissioner Ashwani Kumar and mayor Shelly Oberoi seeking rescheduling of the ward committee elections, saying they were not given sufficient time to file their nominations. We also published the following articles recently MCD schedules elections for wards and standing committees on September 4 MCD has announced September 4 for the elections of 12 ward committees and 12 standing committee members at Civic Centre.
Candidates must submit nominations by August 30. The mayor will nominate presiding officers. This follows a Supreme Court ruling on the lieutenant governor's authority to nominate aldermen, aiming to resolve a 20-month policy paralysis.
Poll to MCD ward committees likely in third week of Sept The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to hold ward committee elections across 12 zones in September. Details on the schedule will follow soon, with nominations invited for significant posts. AAP currently has a majority in five zones, BJP in seven, while Congress's stance is pending a final decision.
MCDs ward panel polls on September 4, August 30 deadline to file nominations The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will conduct elections for 12 ward committees and 12 Standing Committee members on September 4 at the Civic Centre. The move comes after a Supreme Court ruling on August 5. The BJP has welcomed the decision, while AAP has not commented.
Each ward committee will elect a chairman, deputy chairman, and Standing Committee member..
