The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) got here down closely on the Returning Officer of the who held the Chandigarh Mayor elections and stated in stringent phrases that “it is obvious he has defaced the ballot papers”. The prime courtroom took a observe of the video recording of the elections and termed the Returning Officer’s act as “murder of democracy” stating that the courtroom is “appalled” and the person ought to be prosecuted. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra expressed annoyance after watching the video of the electoral proceedings and stated that, prima facie, the returning officer was “defacing” the poll papers.
“Is this the best way he conducts the elections? This is a mockery of democracy. This is a homicide of democracy. We are appalled. This man ought to be prosecuted. Is this the behaviour of Returning Officer? Why is he trying on the digicam like a fugitive and defaces the poll paper?” Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud stated.
Supreme Court points instructions
The Supreme Court ordered the preservation of total file of the election course of together with poll papers, videography and different materials by Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The prime courtroom additionally directed that the following assembly of the Chandigarh Corporation shall be deferred until the subsequent date of listening to.
AAP strikes SC
One of the AAP councillors had moved the highest courtroom difficult a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that refused to grant any interim reduction to the social gathering in search of contemporary mayoral polls in Chandigarh. BJP’s Manoj Kumar Sonkar emerged victorious within the Chandigarh Mayoral Election, defeating AAP-Congress Alliance candidate Kuldeep Singh. AAP had alleged foul play on the a part of the Returning Officer.
BJP’s Manoj Sonkar was elected Mayor of Chandigarh on January 30 after he bagged 16 votes towards Congress-AAP joint candidate Kuldeep Singh who secured 12 votes. Eight votes had been declared invalid which later turned essential in deciding the end result of the polls.
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