New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on September 30 appeals filed by the DMK challenging the local body elections in Tamil Nadu to be held on the basis of 2006 census as well as the State Election Commission not to use electronic voting machines for the polls.
Senior counsel Abhishek Singhvi appearing for DMK, through its organizing Secretary, R.S. Bharathi made a 'mention’ before a Bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice A.M. kanwilkar for urgent listing of the appeals and the Bench posted for hearing on September 30.
The SLP sought to declare the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (2nd Amendment) Act, 2016 and Tamil Nadu (2nd Amendment) Act, 2016 as ultra vires the Constitution so as to enable the delimitation of wards, and reservation of seats in urban and rural local bodies election in 2016, to be according to 2011 census. It also sought a direction to the state EC to take steps for compulsory usage of EVMs and appoint observers and poll officers from Central Government departments in furtherance of constitutional mandate of free and fair elections.
