The petition pointed out that to ensure that the increased population was proportionately represented in BMC, the Maharashtra government had in 2021 increased the number of directly elected councillors by 9, bringing the number to 236.
This was challenged before the High Court which proceeded to dismiss those petitions.
The High Court held that the increase in number of councillors was proportionate to the increase in population based on 2011 census.
Incidentally, in that hearing, Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni had appeared on behalf of the erstwhile government and justified the act of increasing the number of councillors.
This was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Source: Barandbench
