The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed candidate Dr Zuleika Homavazir — who was previously disqualified by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) on the grounds that her nominator Rustom Nanabhoy Jeejeebhoy had “renounced the Zoroastrian faith” and “embraced Christianity” — to contest the upcoming BPP election.

The election, which was scheduled to be held on March 14, has been postponed to May 23. A HC division bench had ruled the same in a separate hearing. Earlier this week, three out of five trustees passed a resolution to the same effect at a board meeting, in light of the rising COVID-19 cases in the city.