Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday recommended Lt Governor V K Saxena to hold the mayoral election on February 22.This comes a day after the three failed attempts of mayoral elections in Delhi. The Supreme Court mandated that a notice of the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) be sent within 24 hours in order to set the date of the election for the mayor, deputy mayor, and standing committee members.CM Kejriwal said in a tweet, Recommended MCD Mayor elections to be held on 22 Feb.The highest court also ruled on Friday that members nominated by the LG to the MCD cannot cast a vote to elect the mayor, providing a boost to the ruling AAP.Aam Aadmi Party candidate for mayor Shelly Oberois petition was heard by the top court, which ordered that a notice convening the first meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to set the date of the election for the mayor, deputy mayor, and standing committee members be issued within 24 hours.It does not look good if the mayoral elections are not held in the capital, according to a bench chaired by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The panel also stated that the mayor must be elected right away. The highest court ruled that nominated aldermen are not permitted to vote in the mayors race and made it clear that a newly elected mayor will preside over elections for the six members of the standing committee as well as the deputy mayor ship.After the Supreme Courts statement, Kejriwal hailed its order over Delhi mayor elections as a victory of democracy. “I thank the Supreme Court Delhi will now get a mayor after two and a half months. It has been proven in court that the LG and the BJP are regularly passing illegal and unconstitutional orders in Delhi,” Kejriwal tweeted.Later on today, the Chief Minister charged Governor of interfering with the administration of justice by attempting to stop the Delhi government from presenting its case to the Supreme Court.The Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act, 1957 stipulates that the mayor and deputy mayor must be chosen during the very first House session following the municipal elections. But more than two months have passed since the December 4 municipal elections, and Delhi still has a mayor.On three previous occasions, the MCD was unable to elect the mayor due to unrest caused by disagreements between AAP and BJP councillors on the voting privileges of the nominated members. On January 6, the first session of the newly elected MCD House was postponed due to altercations between AAP and BJP members.AAP claims that the BJP is allegedly trying to take the 134 councillors from the AAP in order to give itself the majority in the 250-member House.The election for mayor should be held as soon as feasible because the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is a prominent worldwide organisation. The nations capital does not look good if the mayoral polls are inaccurate, the bench said orally.The Supreme Court stated that it had imposed a restriction on which nominated members were not permitted to vote by using Article 243R of the Constitution. With the exception of what is stated in clause (2), all seats in a municipality must be filled by individuals who have been directly elected, according to Article 243R, which addresses the question of the makeup of municipalities.Shelly Oberoi, an AAP candidate for mayor, had previously petitioned the Supreme Court for orders to ensure a timely mayoral election in Delhi, but the petition was withdrawn in light of the elections scheduled date of February 6.
