Kerala MLA P.C. George withdraws plea to delay local polls
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P.C. George cited the pandemic and the choice of postal ballors for senior residents
Kerala legislator P.C. George on Monday withdrew his petition looking for a postponement of the local physique elections within the State owing to the pandemic.
A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao stated Mr. George was free to pursue his treatments within the Kerala High Court “relating to option of postal ballots for being made available to the senior citizens and COVID-19 suspects / affected persons.”
The local physique polls are scheduled in December. Mr. George had urged the apex court docket to direct it to be postponed to March subsequent 12 months. The legislator had made an earlier plea earlier than the Election Commission. A subsequent attraction to the High Court had additionally failed, following which he had moved the Supreme Court.
“Election commission has dealt with the then problems as on date of the proceedings, i.e.; October and did not consider future problems. The report of the Health Director and the Chief Secretary is confined to the COVID-19 problems up to the month of September. The future problems, i.e.; the hike in the spread of COVID-19 in the month of October to December etc; were not incorporated in the reports of the Health Officer and the Chief Secretary,” the petition within the apex court docket stated.
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