Bombay high court
Ulhasnagar: The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) to complete the process of appointing seven nominated corporators by September 25, dealing a setback to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and providing relief to the BJP, which had challenged its alliance partner’s decision to defer the process. The court also quashed the letter issued by Mayor Ashwini Nikam and Municipal Commissioner Manisha Awhale postponing the September 11 special general body meeting convened for the process. The court, however, rejected the mayor and municipal commissioner’s communication postponing the meeting and directed the UMC administration to complete the selection process within 15 days, by September 25.
The order came during the hearing of a writ petition filed by BJP district president and UMC group leader Rajesh Vadhrya through advocate Monish Bhatia. A division bench of Justice G S Kulkarni and Justice Dr Neela Gokhale heard the matter for over an hour.