The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday denied any interim relief on a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader seeking fresh mayoral elections for Chandigarh Municipal Corporation but issued notices to the Chandigarh administration and the Municipal Corporation.
The Court asked the respondents to file their replies in the matter in three weeks.
On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate, Manoj Sonkar, won the post of mayor by securing 16 votes in the 35-member municipal corporation House while Congress-AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar got 12 votes. After losing the poll, Mr. Kumar, the INDIA bloc candidate, approached the High Court, seeking to set aside the process of the election of the Mayor, alleging complete fraud and forgery in the process of elections. In his petition, he also sought fresh elections and presented a submission to hold back the elected mayor from discharging the duties of the post.
