Office of profit case: Delhi HC to hear AAP's plea on MLAs disqualification

The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday hear a fresh plea filed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in regard to the disqualification of its 20 MLAs.
Eight of the 20 AAP MLAs, who were disqualified by President Ram Nath Kovind on the recommendations of the Election Commission (EC) in the office of profit case, moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking to quash the order.

The plea raised questions on the manner in which the opinion and notifications were given stating that the undue haste is arbitrary, malafide and colourable exercise of power.

The matter was urgently mentioned before a bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice A K Chawla, who posted the matter for hearing on Wednesday. The bunch of pleas would be now heard by Justice Vibhu Bhakru.

On January 21, President Ram Nath Kovind approved the disqualification of those MLAs, accused of holding the 'office of profit', after the Election Commission of India (ECI) on January 19 had recommended for the same.

Earlier on January 22, they withdrew their plea from the Delhi High Court that they had filed on January 19 after ECI's recommendation.

The Delhi High Court, on that date, refused to pass any interim order of protection to those MLAs. 

(With inputs from ANI)