On September 27, the BJP won an unopposed seat in the MCD's Standing Committee as the councillors from the ruling AAP and Congress boycotted the election.

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed reservations over the manner in which Delhi's Lieutenant General (LG) Vinai Kumar Saxena had interfered in an election process for the appointment of the sixth member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee Issuing notice to the

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned Lt Governor V.K. Saxena's "interference" with the election of a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

Supreme Court questions L-G's haste in MCD polls, criticizes interference in electoral process, raises doubts on legality of powers.

A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan asked the LG's office to not hold elections for the post of chairman of the Standing Committee till it hears the plea of Mayor Shelly Oberoi against the September 27 Standing Committee polls.

The Supreme Court has questioned Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "glaring hurry" in holding last week's election to the 18th and final seat of the city municipal corporation's Standing Committee, and stayed voting to pick a Chairman.