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The matter of elections of five Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils in Punjab has once again reached Punjab and Haryana High Court. Because even after the order of the Supreme Court, the election schedule has not been issued by the State Election Commission yet.
While according to the decision given by the apex, the time period has been completed on 26 November. In such a situation, the petitioner Beant Singh has filed a contempt petition against the State Election Commission through his lawyer. Today, on Thursday, a demand for immediate hearing on the petition has been placed before the Chief Justice’s bench.
The petitioner has argued in the petition that the Punjab government had issued a notification for the elections on 22 November and sent a letter to the State Election Commission. After receiving the notification, the election schedule was not issued by the commission. Due to this, a petition has been filed on his behalf. On the last hearing, the court had given him the right that if in future he feels that proper action is not being taken in the matter, then he can come to the court again.
Government claimed to be ready for elections
Earlier, civic minister Dr. Ravjot Singh had said in a conversation with the media that now the State Election Commission has to take a decision regarding holding elections. A letter has been written to the Election Commission from his side. He said that these elections will be held on party symbols.
The civic department has told the Election Commission that they are ready to hold elections by the end of December. He said that these elections will be held in urban areas. At the same time, elections will be held according to the old ward division. Because this matter had gone to the Supreme Court. Orders have been given in this regard.
The matter went from High Court to Supreme Court
A long battle was fought over the elections of 5 municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils in Punjab. This battle went from Punjab and Haryana High Court to Supreme Court. On November 11, in this case, the Supreme Court had asked the Punjab government to conduct elections in a total of 10 weeks. The apex court had ordered the notification of elections in 15 days and completion of the election process in the next 8 weeks.
The order given by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on November 6 was challenged in the Supreme Court by the state government. In that order, the High Court had issued a notice of contempt to the Punjab government and ordered it to issue the notification of elections within 10 days.
It was also said that if they do not do so, they will be fined Rs 50,000 and a contempt case will be filed. On November 21, the government had told the High Court that the notification of elections would be issued by November 25. After this, the High Court disposed of the case.