New Delhi: In a setback to the Aam Aadmi party in Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday said Delhi Lieutenant Governor has power to nominate aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without consulting the council of ministers.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narsimha and Justice JB Pardiwala held that MCD act was amended in 1993 and it gave powers to LG to nominate aldermen.
This judgment has ended a 20-month deadlock between the Aam Aadmi Party and LG of Delhi over the appointments of 10 aldermen or nominated member to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
Aam Aadmi Party had last year filed a petition in the supreme court challenging the appointments of 10 aldermen.
The petition said that Delhi LG can only appoint aldermen on the aid and advice of the council of ministers of the Delhi government and LG had no independent powers to appoint aldermen.
In December 2022, the Aam Aadmi Party had trumped the BJP in the corporation election bagging 134 seats in a house of 250 seats.
Since last year, the constitution of MCD’s standing committee has been caught up in this tug o war between Delhi LG and the Aam Aadmi Party.
