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Andhra Pradesh High Court gives nod to conduct gram panchayat polls in state
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Last Updated: Jan 21, 2021, 02:03 PM IST
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On January 8, the SEC announced the schedule for conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases beginning February 5. The state government challenged the SEC s announcement and Justice M Ganga Rao of the High Court, on January 11, suspended the poll schedule.
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Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati: In a setback to the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy administration, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday gave the green signal for the conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases from February 5. The Division Bench of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami, struck down the order of a single judge delivered on January 11 suspending the election schedule announced by State Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar.
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Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Photo: Facebook/YSJagan
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Amaravati: In a setback to the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy administration, the Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday gave the green signal for the conduct of elections to gram panchayats in four phases from February 5.
AP HC adjourns SEC plea against staying panchayat polls to January 18
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Suspension of the election notification to continue
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Suspension of the election notification to continue
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the writ plea filed by the State Election Commission (SEC) against the stay imposed by Justice M. Ganga Rao on the proposed conduct of gram panchayat (GP) elections, for hearing by a regular Bench on January 18.
A Vacation Bench of the court comprising Justices U. Durga Prasad Rao and B. Krishna Mohan posted the matter as the first one before a regular Bench to the above date while continuing the suspension of the election notification.