HC quashes pleas challenging wards’ reservation

The Delhi high court on Thursday dismissed pleas seeking quashing of a notification laying down criteria for allocation of wards for reserved categories and women in the upcoming MCD polls.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar said the criteria was based on population density of an area and the 2011 census data and made after consulting all stakeholders.

The elections to 272 wards of the three municipal corporations of Delhi (MCDs) are scheduled to be held on April 23.

The court upheld the Delhi state election commission’s decision, saying it did not violate any provisions of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act or Article 243 of the Constitution of India.

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