chennai high court: Urban local government election … iCourt advised the petitioner in various ways! – chennai high court gave various advice to petitioners on urban local body election case

Highlights:

• Petition in the High Court seeking adjournment of the urban local elections
• The High Court refused to intervene
• Instructing the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court

Chennai High Court Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bandari today heard a case filed by retired Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu Nakkeeran and others seeking adjournment of the by-elections in the state as Corona was at the height of the third wave of corona in Tamil Nadu.

Counsel for the petitioner at the time said that the impact of the corona was spreading rapidly and that 30,000 streets across Tamil Nadu should be closed due to the corona effect. He said the corona impact in Tamil Nadu was not serious but is now serious when the Supreme Court imposed the deadline.

The judges then questioned how this court could issue an order when the Supreme Court had set a deadline for holding local elections. If you want you can go to the Supreme Court and why not go to the Supreme Court; How can we persuade the State Election Commission to go to the Supreme Court? ‘ The judges questioned.

They did not go there because they were not in the Supreme Court case; According to Dr. Nakkeeran, the Election Commission has filed a petition seeking extension of time.

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The judges then said that the Supreme Court had the power to postpone the local elections and that our hands were tied in this case.

The judges also said that the court could order all parties to comply with the corona restrictions, adding that reports of corona impact have been reduced in four districts, including Chennai.

The High Court cannot make an order contrary to the order of the Supreme Court. 5 state assembly elections are also being held. The High Court cannot order an adjournment. The judges said that it was up to the Election Commission to decide and all the petitioners could go to the Supreme Court together. They said they were ready to investigate and order if they wanted to investigate here.

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The judges said it was “surprising” that local elections should not be held when the assembly elections are being held with the precautionary measures against corona, adding that as a doctor the corona should not be asked to postpone except to inform how to follow the restrictions in the campaigns.

Following the completion of the arguments, the judges adjourned the case till the next day.