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Kerala High Court Dismisses PC George MLA’s Plea Seeking Postponement of Local Body Elections due to Covid-19

Lawstreet Journal 8 Nov 2020 3:16am

Image courtesy: Lawstreet Journal Judiciary Kerala High Court Dismisses PC George MLA’s Plea Seeking Postponement of Local Body Elections due to Covid-19

MLA PC George had approached the High Court challenging the decision of Election Commission contending that the conduct of local body elections in the State of Kerala by seeing the present heath scenario is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. George has sought a direction from the court to defer elections to the local bodies, in the light of COVID situation. 

The Kerala High Court has dismissed pleas challenging the conduct of elections to Local Bodies in Kerala for the year 2020 amidst of COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Commission which is from Respondent's side submitted that the proceedings were issued only after considering the views and suggestions received from the deliberations, inputs, the advisory issued for control of COVID-19 by Director of Health Services.

A bench of justices Chief Jusrice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly noted that it has taken note of COVID-19 situation and as the views expressed by Health Services and Kerala Government has taken mandate of the Constitution of India contained in Article 243-U. 

The Court by referring to the recent judgment of Patna High Court, which had also dismissed pleas seeking for a direction to the Election Commission for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. It was held therein that the ultimate decision on when to hold elections lies with the Commission and it is unfathomable to assume that the Commission has taken its decision without considering the prevailing situation. 

The Court observed that, “we are of the view that the constitution of India… Continue Reading...


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