The Bombay High Court has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to accept the resignation of Rutuja Latke, proposed candidate of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction for Andheri East Assembly bypoll. The Bench directed the BMC to give a letter of acceptance of resignation to Latke by 11 am on Friday.
A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sharmila Deshmukh said the use or non-use of discretion by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner in taking a decision on the resignation in this case was "arbitrary.
This would pave way for Latke to file her nominations for the by-election on Friday. Latke is your (BMC) employee. You should be helping her out," the court said.