The Supreme Court  upheld the power of Delhi's Lieutenant Governor to appoint 10 aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi without aid and advice of the Cabinet of Delhi government.

Nominations in question were made under Section 3(3)(b)(i) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (DMC Act), which provided that the MCD should include, apart from the elected councillors, ten persons of not less than 25 years of age and who have special knowledge or experience in municipal administration, “to be nominated by the administrator”.