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| Harsh dev harsh on notification scheme | | HC issues notice in 2 petitions challenging RS polling | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar31- In two election petitions filed by JKNPP legislators Harsh Dev Singh and Balwant Singh Mankotia challenging the notifications issued by the Election Commission of India dated January 12, 2009 whereby it has been decided to hold three bi-annual elections for filling-up the vacancies for Rajya Sabha, Justice Nirmal Singh of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today issued notice to Election Commission of India through its Secretary New Delhi, Union of India through its Home Secretary, Saif-ud-Din Soz MP Union Minister for Water Resources, Ghulam Nabi Azad MP, Dr. Farooq Abdullah MP, Mohammed Shafi Uri MP, Ashok Vijay Gupta and Chairman Rajya Sabha New Delhi returnable within four weeks.
The counsel for the petitioners HC Jalmeria pointed out that under similar circumstances where the terms of three members of council of states from Kerala is going to expire on April 21, 2009, the Election Commission of India vide similar notification has decided to hold a single biannual election for filling up three seats from the state of Kerala. Jalmeria further submitted that such an act on the part of Election Commission of India is highly discriminatory and in violation of fundamental principles of democracy..
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