Andhra HC sets aside SEC notification on polls to local bodies
The court, setting aside notification, said it was illegal, arbitrary and violative of the direction issued by the Supreme Court.
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AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday set aside the State Election Commissions (SEC) April 1 notification on the conduct of elections to mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies.
The court, setting aside notification, said it was illegal, arbitrary and violative of the direction issued by the Supreme Court.
The High Court directed the SEC to issue a fresh notification resuming the election process from where it was stopped (in March 2020).
HC cancels polls to MPTCs, ZPTCs
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Fresh notification to be issued by SEC
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Fresh notification to be issued by SEC
Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday cancelled the MPTC and ZPTC elections held on April 8 by declaring the notification issued for them by the SEC on April 1 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Supreme Court directions.
The court ordered that the SEC issue a fresh notification for the elections and to reimpose the Model Code of Conduct.
Justice Murthy passed the order in respect of a writ petition filed by the Jana Sena Party, which wanted the SEC to issue a notification for filing nominations afresh, on the ground that the process was marred by violence, prevention of candidates from filing nominations and forceful withdrawal of the nominations.