Blitz Bureau
THE Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) to appoint ‘aldermen’ to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without the aid and advice of the elected government.
In May last year, a Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala had reserved its judgment on a plea filed by Delhi Government challenging the gazette notifications, whereby the L-G appointed 10 nominated members to the MCD on his own initiative, and not on the aid and advice of the council of ministers. Pronouncing the verdict on August 5, Justice Narasimha said that the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act made by Parliament required the L-G to act in his discretion.
