New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the presiding officer in last week's Chandigarh Mayoral elections and dubbed the process a " mockery of democracy".
"We are appalled by what has happened.We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this," the judges said.
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud directed that the entire record of the Chandigarh Mayor Elections be sequestered under the custody of the Registrar General of Punjab & Haryana High Court. The CJI also directed that the next meeting of the Municipal Corporation scheduled for Feb 7 shall stand deferred till further orders.
A bench of Chief Justice CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra took strong exception to the conduct of the Re...