Kumari Palany & Co

Local body elections to be completed by May 14

Posted on: 22/Feb/2017 12:23:07 PM
As per a directive issued by the Madras High Court, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission is to complete the entire local body election process by May 14.

The bench comprising Justices Nooty Ramamohana Rao and S.M. Subramaniam gave the directive while passing interim orders on an appeal filed by TNSEC, challenging an order of a single judge, which set aside the election notifications issued by the TNSEC for conduct of local elections on October 17 and 18, 2016. The bench also directed the TNSEC to truthfully implement all the directions of the single judge. The bench also the appeal filed by TNSEC would be taken up for final hearing from March 6 on daily basis.