Office of Profit issue: 12 AAP MLAs move Delhi HC against EC's proceedings

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

As many as 12 (AAP) MLAs on Friday moved the High to challenge the decision of the Commission (EC) to continue the hearing on a complaint against them for holding Office of Profit.

In June, in a major setback for AAP, the poll panel rejected the pleas of 21 legislators to drop the Office of Profit case filed against them.

The MLAs are facing prospects of disqualification for allegedly holding Office of Profit.

Earlier in the first week of August, eight MLAs had approached the over the same, whose plea is scheduled to be heard on November 21.

The proceedings were dropped against Jarnail Singh after he resigned as the Rajouri Garden to contest the Assembly polls.

The EC had also made it clear that the High order to set aside their appointments would not come in the way of the poll panel while deciding their disqualification as "the MLAs held the posts de facto".

In November, the Commission on Wednesday has sent notices to 27 (AAP) MLAs for allegedly holding offices of profit.

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