Oberoi has contended that the pendency of a case before the Court, which is tied to the election of the Standing Committee members of MCD, has brought the MCD's functioning to a halt.
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena to announce within 24 hours the date of the polls to elect the mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
The members of Delhi's civic body appointed by the Lieutenant Governor cannot vote in the election to appoint a mayor, the Supreme Court said today, in what could possibly end the tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP.