Khairatabad election will not be notified till pending poll petition is adjudicated: EC tells HC
The Election Commission of India informed the High Court that it will not notify the Khairatabad assembly seat as a casual vacancy until a pending election petition is resolved. The petition was filed by an ex-corporator challenging the previous election results.
Why it matters
This case clarifies the legal procedures regarding election vacancies and the impact of pending litigation on democratic processes.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will not treat the Khairatabad assembly constituency as a casual vacancy, the Election Commission of India informed the High Court on Thursday.
Presenting its contentions in a writ petition, the ECI’s standing counsel Avinash Desai also said the Commission would not notify the constituency till an election petition over it was finally adjudicated. The standing counsel was explaining the stand of the ECI in a writ petition filed by P. Vijaya Reddy, an ex-corporator, seeking a direction to the ECI not to notify election of Khairatabad assembly seat.
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