The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Maharashtra authorities and State Election Commission (SEC) To re-notify 27 per cent seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in native physique elections and maintain elections for them with the remaining 73 per cent voting.
on sixth December, SC had stayed the election of 27 per cent reserved seats Stating that the choice to repair the quota was taken with out adhering to the obligatory triple-test prescribed by the apex courtroom.
Hearing this on Wednesday, a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar stated there was no motive to change the order dated December 6, 2021, however “however, the gap cannot continue forever.”
Accordingly, it directed the State Election Commission to re-notify these seats as basic class in order that elections to these seats might be held in accordance with legislation, with elections for the remaining 73 per cent being held.
“In other words, the SEC should issue a fresh notification for the remaining 27 per cent seats reserved for OBCs as general category and initiate the election process for them with the remaining 73 per cent.”, additionally Justice CT within the Bench Are included. Ravikumar ordered.
The courtroom stated the SEC ought to declare the outcomes of each the elections concurrently. “Both the enumeration and the final result… should be simultaneous and declared local body-wise on a day”, the courtroom stated, including that “these directions would be applicable to the bye-elections”.
The SC additionally moved any petition pending earlier than the High Court on the identical topic and stated that if any route is handed by the HC, the identical may also be modified.
Though the Maharashtra authorities proposed that all the election course of be placed on maintain and the fee appointed by it’s given three months to finish the method of information assortment to finish the triple take a look at, the courtroom didn’t agree.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
