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Last Thursday, a Supreme Court Bench consisting of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah delivered a significant judgment. The court considered the plea by the Election Commission that sought to expunge certain oral observations of the Madras High Court against it. The Madras High Court, while considering COVID-19 related case, said that the EC was singularly liable for the second wave of pandemic by failing to regulate the crowds during the election and should probably face murder charges. The media reported these observations. The EC was aggrieved by these oral strictures and the media reports about them. The Supreme Court rightly rejected the plea by holding that the institutions such as the EC are not immune from criticism. “Our public constitutional institutions must find better responses than to complain,” the court said. It also said that freedom of speech extends to reporting of judicial proceedings. It noted further: “it would be retrograde for this court to pro ....
MK Stalin s wife has been accused of paying women s self-help groups to canvass for him. New Delhi/Chennai: Top leaders of the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), including MK Stalin and his son Udayanidhi Stalin, have been bribing voters in five constituencies of Tamil Nadu and must be disqualified for this, the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) has said in a complaint to the poll panel today. The party has also sought the cancellation of elections in these five constituencies. Tamil Nadu is scheduled vote in a new government tomorrow. Apart from the DMK chief and his son, the complaint also seeks the disqualification of EV Velu, KN Nehru, and Durai Murugan. The five constituencies where it wants the polls stopped are Kolathur, Katpadi, Chepauk-Triplicane, Tiruchirapalli, and Tiruvannamalai. ....
The poll panel order said the commission has decided to modify its April 2 order and reduce the period of debarment from election campaign from 48 hours to 24 hours "to the effect that permission may be granted for holding any public meetings, public processions, public rallies, road shows, by the concerned district administration authorities, where you are expected or likely to participate." ....
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Assam Elections 2021: EC official takes stock of situation India Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021, 8:45 [IST] Guwahati, Jan 14: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, along with Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar, will visit Assam and West Bengal early next week to take stock of preparations for Assembly polls slated for later this year. Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain is already in West Bengal to meet officials. This is Jain s second visit to West Bengal. Another EC official is in Assam to take stock of the situation there. The two would brief the Commission on Friday and the Commission would visit Assam and West Bengal in that order early next week, a functionary said. ....