PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa, on Wednesday, accepted the government’s submission that reservation for Municipal polls will be announced three weeks prior to the poll notification.
The court has directed the authorities concerned to act accordingly. The High Court is hearing petitions seeking an appropriate writ to the government to issue notifications for delimitation of constituencies and for reservation of seats for municipal elections at least 30 days prior to the notifications of the schedule for such elections, as and when such elections are due.
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“By accepting the statement made by the Advocate General and directing the concerned authorities to act accordingly, we dispose of these petitions. However, we feel that it would be better if there is some statutory provision made in this regard so that both the candidates desirous of contesting the elections, as well as the voters are quite clear about the issue of delimitation and reservation before the actual announcement of the election schedule,” states the order by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Sonak.
Since the court has not gone into the larger issue, the petition has been kept open, should any occasion arise for raising the same.
