Aap Mlas Disqualification Case

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of 11 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on charges that they were occupying offices of profit by serving as chairpersons in district disaster management agencies.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was given a major boost by the Delhi High Court when it reinstated the 20 Aam Aadmi Party lawmakers disqualified by the Election Commission in January.

In a major relief for 20 AAP lawmakers, Delhi High Court today said that they will not be disqualified in office of profit case for now. The court also said that the poll body must hold the proceedings and consider each case by merit. President Ram Nath Kovind had accepted the recommendation of the Election Commission to disqualify 20 lawmakers of ...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs who were disqualified by the Election Commission claimed in the Delhi High Court on Monday that they were held guilty of holding office of profit by the Election Commission without giving them an opportunity to explain their stand.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear the AAP MLAs plea challenging their disqualification for holding office of profit on a daily basis from Thursday.

After over 20 AAP lawmakers were disqualified on January 20th for holding offices of profit, an act the law does not provide for, the Delhi High Court will give a hearing on the matter today. According to the provisions of office of profit, elected representatives are not allowed to hold positions of pay and perks in the government without specific...

20 Aam Aadmi Party legislators, who were disqualified in office of profit case after the president's order, moved the Delhi High Court today against their removal from the Delhi assembly. The petition will be heard by the court on Wednesday .

On Sunday, President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the recommendation of the Election Commission to disqualify 20 lawmakers of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Commission said the legislators violated the provisions of the Office of Profit, under which lawmakers cannot hold any post in the government that entitles them to perks or powers unless a...

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who is a frequent critic of his party's policies, today described the disqualification of Aam Aadmi Party's 20 lawmakers in office of profit case as "Tughlaqshahi" (arbitrary"). His remarks came soon after President Ram Nath Kovind signed off on the top election body's recommendation to disqualify the lawmakers fo...

President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the recommendation of the Election Commission to disqualify 20 lawmakers of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Commission said the legislators violated the provisions of the Office of Profit, under which lawmakers cannot hold any post in the government that entitles them to perks or powers unless a law has be...

It's not unusual that a minor incident, if left overlooked for long, turns into a factor important enough to impede the progress of a political party. The Aam Aadmi Party, which governs Delhi with an overwhelming majority, would surely concur to that.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday described the Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP lawmakers "unconstitutional" and decided to ask President Ram Nath Kovind to hear them out before signing the formal orders.

A day after the Election Commission recommended the disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party legislators in an office for profit case, the party attacked Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the move was Mr Joti's "parting gift to PM Modi". Mr Joti retires on Tuesday.

Office Of Profit Case: The Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP lawmakers gave a ray of hope to the Congress and BJP to target Arvind Kejriwal's AAP which emerged as a big political force seeking to fight corruption and bring probity in politics.

Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party have been throwing punches at the Election Commission, or EC, after word got out about its recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP lawmakers. One leader called it a "fake encounter" through the EC, another described it as election body's chief repaying his debt to PM Narendra Modi and some others rushed to the High Court.

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of 11 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on charges that they were occupying offices of profit by serving as chairpersons in district disaster management agencies.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was given a major boost by the Delhi High Court when it reinstated the 20 Aam Aadmi Party lawmakers disqualified by the Election Commission in January.

In a major relief for 20 AAP lawmakers, Delhi High Court today said that they will not be disqualified in office of profit case for now. The court also said that the poll body must hold the proceedings and consider each case by merit. President Ram Nath Kovind had accepted the recommendation of the Election Commission to disqualify 20 lawmakers of ...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs who were disqualified by the Election Commission claimed in the Delhi High Court on Monday that they were held guilty of holding office of profit by the Election Commission without giving them an opportunity to explain their stand.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear the AAP MLAs plea challenging their disqualification for holding office of profit on a daily basis from Thursday.

After over 20 AAP lawmakers were disqualified on January 20th for holding offices of profit, an act the law does not provide for, the Delhi High Court will give a hearing on the matter today. According to the provisions of office of profit, elected representatives are not allowed to hold positions of pay and perks in the government without specific...

20 Aam Aadmi Party legislators, who were disqualified in office of profit case after the president's order, moved the Delhi High Court today against their removal from the Delhi assembly. The petition will be heard by the court on Wednesday .

On Sunday, President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the recommendation of the Election Commission to disqualify 20 lawmakers of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Commission said the legislators violated the provisions of the Office of Profit, under which lawmakers cannot hold any post in the government that entitles them to perks or powers unless a...

Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who is a frequent critic of his party's policies, today described the disqualification of Aam Aadmi Party's 20 lawmakers in office of profit case as "Tughlaqshahi" (arbitrary"). His remarks came soon after President Ram Nath Kovind signed off on the top election body's recommendation to disqualify the lawmakers fo...

President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the recommendation of the Election Commission to disqualify 20 lawmakers of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party. The Commission said the legislators violated the provisions of the Office of Profit, under which lawmakers cannot hold any post in the government that entitles them to perks or powers unless a law has be...

It's not unusual that a minor incident, if left overlooked for long, turns into a factor important enough to impede the progress of a political party. The Aam Aadmi Party, which governs Delhi with an overwhelming majority, would surely concur to that.

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday described the Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP lawmakers "unconstitutional" and decided to ask President Ram Nath Kovind to hear them out before signing the formal orders.

A day after the Election Commission recommended the disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party legislators in an office for profit case, the party attacked Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the move was Mr Joti's "parting gift to PM Modi". Mr Joti retires on Tuesday.

Office Of Profit Case: The Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP lawmakers gave a ray of hope to the Congress and BJP to target Arvind Kejriwal's AAP which emerged as a big political force seeking to fight corruption and bring probity in politics.

Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party have been throwing punches at the Election Commission, or EC, after word got out about its recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP lawmakers. One leader called it a "fake encounter" through the EC, another described it as election body's chief repaying his debt to PM Narendra Modi and some others rushed to the High Court.