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State Chief Election Commissioner summoned 14 for not holding elections to Narwar Nagar Panchayat

State Chief Election Commissioner summoned 14 for not holding elections to Narwar Nagar Panchayat

Publish Date: | Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08: 52 PM (IST)

– Basant Pratap Singh has to be personally present in the High Court

Gwalior. Naiduniya Representative. NaiDunia Local High Court’s High Court’s High Court’s High Court’s Narwar Nagar Panchayat elections were not conducted on time, to the State Chief Election Commissioner Basant Pratap Singh 14 has summoned personally on Jan. They have to answer in respect of contempt.

The Election Commission was to hold elections to Narwar Nagar Panchayat in the year 2018, but state elections The commission did not. More than a year had passed. In this regard, Brijesh Singh Tomar, resident of Narwar had filed a public interest litigation in the High Court. Court 25 April 2021 had ordered that the election process should be ended in three months. Elections were not conducted even after the order of the court. When elections were not held, contempt petition was filed in July 2019. Even after this, the Election Commission did not show seriousness. The contempt petition 2018 is pending. In view of the status of the contempt petition, the Court 15 December 2021 was summoned to Chief Election Commissioner Basant Pratap Singh, but the commissioner did not appear. An application for condonation of attendance was presented, but the court did not grant him a pardon. On Thursday, the court expressed displeasure over the absence of the Election Commissioner and 14 on January Orders have been given to appear in person.

Four petitions are being heard together

– Brijesh Singh Tomar has filed a fresh writ petition. It has been argued in this petition that according to the gazette notification issued in 2018 the elections were to be held, but 2020 issued a new notification of the election, which has led to contempt of the order of the court.

– this petition With this, a contempt petition of Brijesh Singh Tomar has also been added.

– Basant Pratap Singh has also filed a petition. This petition is also being heard along with its writ petition. This petition has also been attached with the writ petition.

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2021