<p>Delhi high court on Friday restored 20 AAP MLAs&#39; membership setting aside Election Commission of India&#39;s recommendations to disqualify them in connection to the office of profit.</p>

<p>Following relief to MLAs, the&nbsp;Election Commission will re-hear the office of profit case, news agency ANI reports.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">MLAs were not given a chance to put their point, so now the court has given them a chance to do that. The EC will hear their plea again: Saurabh Bhardwaj, AAP on relief to AAP MLAs. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Delhi</a> <a href="https://t.co/WO7W12llyX">pic.twitter.com/WO7W12llyX</a></p>
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<p>Earlier, the Election Commission had recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Delhi High Court said violation of oral hearing norms by EC and failure to communicate that OP Rawat after recusing had rejoined proceedings were the reasons to quash the Jan 19 order.</p>
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<p>The Election Commission while recommending their&nbsp;disqualification to the President had said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of the Delhi Assembly.</p>

<p>Following EC&#39;s recommendation, the president disqualified the MLAs.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The court has said that this case will be reopened. I had just raised a constitutional issue, there is no setback for me: Prashant Patel, petitioner in the 20 AAP MLAs disqualification case <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Delhi</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ka5tLfGzL3">pic.twitter.com/Ka5tLfGzL3</a></p>
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<p>The petition was made to disqualify 21 MLAs, but one had resigned a few months back.</p>

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Earlier, the Election Commission recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit.

Delhi high court on Friday restored 20 AAP MLAs' membership setting aside Election Commission of India's recommendations to disqualify them in connection to the office of profit. Following relief to MLAs, the Election Commission will re-hear the office of profit case, news agency ANI reports. MLAs were not given a chance to put their point, so now the court has given them a chance to do that. The EC will hear their plea again: Saurabh Bhardwaj, AAP on relief to AAP MLAs. #Delhi pic.twitter.com/WO7W12llyX — ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2018 × Earlier, the Election Commission had recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit. Delhi High Court said violation of oral hearing norms by EC and failure to communicate that OP Rawat after recusing had rejoined proceedings were the reasons to quash the Jan 19 order. — ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2018 × The Election Commission while recommending their disqualification to the President had said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of the Delhi Assembly. Following EC's recommendation, the president disqualified the MLAs. The court has said that this case will be reopened. I had just raised a constitutional issue, there is no setback for me: Prashant Patel, petitioner in the 20 AAP MLAs disqualification case #Delhi pic.twitter.com/Ka5tLfGzL3 — ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2018 × The petition was made to disqualify 21 MLAs, but one had resigned a few months back.

Office of profit case: Delhi High Court restores AAP MLAs' membership

<p>President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved a recommendation by the Election Commission (EC) to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding offices of profit.</p>

<p>Election Commission on Friday asked President Kovind to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs&nbsp;for being parliamentary secretaries.</p>

<p>The disqualification will not endanger the Arvind Kejriwal government but its numbers will come down to 45 in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly. The party would still enjoy a comfortable majority in the assembly.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unfortunate that the President took the decision in such haste, without giving us chance to speak. It&#39;s an act of Centre using constitutional institutions. We&#39;ve trust on judiciary. Doors of HC &amp; SC is open for us.: Alka Lamba, one of the 20 disqualified AAP MLAs <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OfficeOfProfit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OfficeOfProfit</a> <a href="https://t.co/BckXd6C11U">pic.twitter.com/BckXd6C11U</a></p>
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<p>Meanwhile, the&nbsp;case of disqualification of AAP MLAs is up for hearing at the Delhi High Court on Monday.</p>

<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with the 20 MLAs at his residence on Saturday, 20 January.</p>

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A Government of India notification on 21 January, said that President has approved EC recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs from Delhi Assembly

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved a recommendation by the Election Commission (EC) to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding offices of profit. Election Commission on Friday asked President Kovind to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for being parliamentary secretaries. The disqualification will not endanger the Arvind Kejriwal government but its numbers will come down to 45 in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly. The party would still enjoy a comfortable majority in the assembly. Unfortunate that the President took the decision in such haste, without giving us chance to speak. It's an act of Centre using constitutional institutions. We've trust on judiciary. Doors of HC & SC is open for us.: Alka Lamba, one of the 20 disqualified AAP MLAs #OfficeOfProfit pic.twitter.com/BckXd6C11U — ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2018 × Meanwhile, the case of disqualification of AAP MLAs is up for hearing at the Delhi High Court on Monday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with the 20 MLAs at his residence on Saturday, 20 January. A Government of India notification on Sunday, 21 January, said that President Kovind has approved EC recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs from Delhi Assembly pic.twitter.com/UhCJEj9eKl — WION (@WIONews) January 21, 2018 ×

Office of profit case: President Kovind approves EC's recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs

<p>In a major blow to Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission is learnt to have recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit.</p>

<p>In its opinion sent to President Ram Nath Kovind, the Election Commission said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of the Delhi Assembly, highly placed sources said.</p>

<p>The President is bound to go by the recommendation of the Commission. In cases where petitions are made seeking disqualification of lawmakers, the President sends a reference to the EC which decides on the case by sending back its opinion.</p>

<p>In the present case, the petition was made to disqualify 21 MLAs, but one had resigned a few months back.</p>

<p>There, however, was no official word from the Commission.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Recommendation on AAP MLAs is sub judice, will not comment on what recommendation has been given to the President: Election Commission on reports of disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs in Office of Profit case.</p>
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<p>When contacted, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said since the matter is sub judice, he would not offer any comment on the issue.&nbsp;</p>

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The controversy over the "office of profit" started soon after the AAP's victory in the Assembly elections in Delhi.

In a major blow to Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission is learnt to have recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit. In its opinion sent to President Ram Nath Kovind, the Election Commission said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of the Delhi Assembly, highly placed sources said. The President is bound to go by the recommendation of the Commission. In cases where petitions are made seeking disqualification of lawmakers, the President sends a reference to the EC which decides on the case by sending back its opinion. In the present case, the petition was made to disqualify 21 MLAs, but one had resigned a few months back. There, however, was no official word from the Commission. Recommendation on AAP MLAs is sub judice, will not comment on what recommendation has been given to the President: Election Commission on reports of disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs in Office of Profit case. — ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2018 × When contacted, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said since the matter is sub judice, he would not offer any comment on the issue. (With PTI inputs)

Election Commission disqualifies 20 AAP MLAs for holding 'office of profit'

<p>Hours after Election Commission recommended disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit, Delhi high court refused to grant interim relief to them. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief to Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in Office of Profit case, news agency ANI reported.</p>

<p>Earlier in a major blow to Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit.</p>

<p>In its opinion sent to President Ram Nath Kovind, the Election Commission said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of the Delhi Assembly, highly placed sources said.</p>

<p>The President is bound to go by the recommendation of the Commission. In cases where petitions are made seeking disqualification of lawmakers, the President sends a reference to the EC which decides on the case by sending back its opinion.</p>

<p>In the present case, the petition was made to disqualify 21 MLAs, but one had resigned a few months back.</p>

<p>There, however, was no official word from the Commission.</p>


Earlier Election Commission recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit.

Hours after Election Commission recommended disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit, Delhi high court refused to grant interim relief to them. Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief to Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in Office of Profit case, news agency ANI reported. Earlier in a major blow to Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit. In its opinion sent to President Ram Nath Kovind, the Election Commission said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of the Delhi Assembly, highly placed sources said. The President is bound to go by the recommendation of the Commission. In cases where petitions are made seeking disqualification of lawmakers, the President sends a reference to the EC which decides on the case by sending back its opinion. In the present case, the petition was made to disqualify 21 MLAs, but one had resigned a few months back. There, however, was no official word from the Commission.

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