The High Court has refrained from passing any interim direction to allow BJP MLA O.P. Sharma to attend the Delhi Assembly session, which commenced on Monday.
Mr. Sharma was suspended from the Assembly on March 31 for two sessions for allegedly making derogatory remarks against AAP legislator Alka Lamba.
“Let me sit in the Assembly during the session. I will not even open my mouth,” Mr. Sharma’s lawyer told Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva on behalf of the BJP leader.
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The court replied: “cannot do that”.
The High Court then told the Delhi government's lawyer to take instructions on who would represent the Assembly and said the next hearing would be on Tuesday.
The direction came as no one till date has appeared before the court on behalf of the Assembly. It has been argued by Mr. Sharma’s counsel that the Assembly cannot be represented by the Delhi government, which has in turn contended that the Assembly cannot be made a party.
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The bench on Monday observed that the Assembly can be made a party and can be represented by the Delhi government.
However, the lawyer for the government said he has not received any instructions regarding this.
The request to let Mr. Sharma attend the session came during the brief hearing of his plea challenging his suspension.