x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   At Mumbai NC, PDP vow to fight BJP but in Kashmir, both are fighting against each other | After refusing to accommodate PDP, Omar says PAGD ‘intact’ | ‘Will stop construction of Maha Bhawan after coming to power’ | Rahul’s ‘fight with Shakti’ remark backfires on Congress | LG meets family members of missing Jammu seaman | Major fire erupts in Zabarwan hills | ‘4 June Ko 400 Paar...’: PM Modi urges Karnataka people to vote for BJP | Govt sets up tribunals to adjudicate ban | SIA files chargesheet against 2 narco-terror financers | Man killed in Doda accident | Cattle smuggler slapped with PSA | Ek Zaria, World’s first cashless NGO, organizes a free medical camp in Ramgarh | Hammer Ball Association of Jammu & Kashmir established | Doda police held husband -wife with heroin, huge cash | Dgp ‘s chairs public darbar at DPL Doda | Police organizes Awareness Program on New Criminal Laws at GDC Kishtwar | Absconder evading arrest for 3 years held | Election Fever | Gujjars, Bakerwals, Paharis, OBCs get justice in Modi Govt: Ravinder Raina | ECI team reviews election preparedness at Leh | Returning Officer holds interactive session with Flying Squad teams | Unsettled borders most formidable challenge for India: CDS | NDA finalises seat share deal in Bihar for LS polls, BJP to contest 17 seats, JDU on 16 | Strengthening Indo-US Defence Ties: Rajnath Singh's Talks with US Defence Secretary | ED raids 10 locations in Delhi-NCR in fake cancer drugs case | For Travelers! Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express to start from March 26 | SKUAST organises Woman Health Awareness programme on Menstrual Hygiene | Apni Party exploring possibility to forge pre-poll alliance in Lok Sabha election | KDA calls for half-day strike in Kargil | No power can defeat divine 'Shakti', Rahul's remark childish: Kavinder | DM mandates weapon deposit for 4914 Arms Licence holders | Media Certification & Monitoring Committee to pre-certify political advertisements | DEO chairs meeting with Political Parties ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | DEO chairs meeting with Nodal Officers on Election preparedness | DEO Ganderbal chairs meeting with Political Parties | CAT DB reserves one post for applicant facing domestic violence charges | Lok Sabha Election-2024: DEO briefs banks regarding monitoring of Election Expenditure | Lok Sabha Elections-2024: DEO bans advertisements at cost of public exchequer | Adhere to MCC: DEO, holds meet with political party representatives | DEO reviews preparations for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Lok Sabha Elections-2024: DEO chairs meeting with Political Parties | DEO Budgam reviews preparations for upcoming Lok Sabha elections | Lok Sabha Election 2024: DEO holds press conference | GCoE, IASE organises '4 days Martial Art Camp' for female students of college | SVEEP Cell Kulgam engages Young Voters through varied Awareness Activities | CEO issues guidelines for Printers, Publishers of J&K | RO-4 Udhampur PC chairs meeting with political parties | Forest Department organizes pre-event to celebrate 'International Day of Forests' | Returning Officer Udhampur PC held interactive session with Flying Squad teams | PPS Nabha on Education trip to IISER | India's Culture rooted in Sanskrit only - Prof. Shreedhar Mishra | NYK organises District Level Neighbourhood Youth Parliament | Guru Ravidas ji light for people immersed in darkness: Swami Gurdeep Giri ji | Revival of Wool, Cottage Industry: One day training cum field demonstration program at Basohli | NCC Units of GDC Paloura organises All Indian Kick - Boxing Championship | Dr K C Sharma presented paper | National College of Education celebrates World Consumer Rights Day | Jodhamal Juniors celebrate "Graduation Day" | Back Issues  
 
news details
Election of 75 JMC Corporators challenged
Questions raised on EVMs used in ULB polls
11/14/2018 9:54:16 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Nov 14: Advocate Sanjeev Kumar Sareen of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has prayed for the annulment of entire election process of ULB 2018 and quash the election of all the 75 candidates. The petition has been filed for Advocate Sanjeev Sareen by a battery of prominent lawyers.
Advocate Sanjeev Kumar Sareen before the election to Urban Local Bodies had by an RTI sought information from Chief Electoral Officer regarding type of EVMs that would be used in ULB 2018 elections. The information provided by the CEO in reply to RTI, divulged that M1 EVMs manufactured in the year 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 would be used in the forthcoming elections and M2 EVMs manufacturing year BEL Port 2006 make were used in the last assembly elections.
Since the M1 EVMs, as has been observed by the Apex Court are not tamper proof and can easily be hacked, and on the assurance imparted by the Election Commission of India, these M1 EVMs have been discontinued and discarded and the same have been, as observed, destroyed in the factory premises of the manufacturers, as such by a representation to the CEO J&K, the above named advocate requested for not to use the said M1 EVMs rather the election may be conducted either by ballot paper or by the use of M3 EVMs, those are connected with printers with drop box attached to voting machine for printing a paper trail, which representation was made on 20-09-2018.
Despite the representation, the CEO J&K when was found adamant in conducting the ULB elections 2018 with M1 EVMs, a public interest litigation came to be filed by the Advocate before the J&K High Court on 28-09-2018 in which the CEO J&K was put on notice, without any fear in his mind, he came to conduct the election on 08-10-2018. On 23-10-2018, the Div Bench of the High Court at first came to dismiss the PIL observing "the usage of the electronic Voting machines in the municipal elections J&K in the petition put forth by the petitioner, since the election was already over, the matter appeared to be rendered infructuous."
Sanjeev Kr Sareen Advocate now has come to challenge the election of all the 75 elected candidates besides the State of J&K, Election Commission of India, CEO J&K, District Election Officer, Jammu and Jammu Municipal Corporation before the Authorised officer.
Besides the aforesaid submissions made in the petition, Advocate Sanjeev Kumar Sareen has further alleged the corrupt practices that have been committed in reaching their illegal goals particularly when the State govt, during the Model Code of Conduct transferred the Tehsildars, gave bonus to SPOs and above all full salary of one complete month has been given to all the employees of the state who were engaged in the election process, which salary is above the salary which every employee generally receives.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU