Chennai, April 15 (IANS) In a significant development ahead of the Assembly elections, the Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Income Tax Department to conduct a preliminary probe into alleged discrepancies in the asset declarations of Udhayanidhi Stalin and submit a report within a tight deadline. A First Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan instructed the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation) to place a report before …
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Kochi, April 8 (IANS) In a development that underscores the legal limits on electoral participation for those in custody, a court in Kerala’s Ernakulam on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to filmmaker Ranjith, who is currently lodged in jail in connection with an alleged sexual assault case involving a young actress.Ranjith had approached the court seeking temporary relief to cast his vote in the polling on Thursday.His counsel argued that voting is a fundamental democratic right and requ…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala John Brittas has approached Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia seeking a grant of a paid holiday to postal employees on the day of the Assembly election on April 9. In a letter addressed to the Union Minister, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP sought an urgent intervention to enable postal employees to exercise their franchise.In his letter, Brittas expressed concern over instructions issued by the Kerala Postal Circ…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued a notification for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled on April 23 and April 29. In the notification, it has been said that the polling will start from 7 a.m. on both polling days. In the first phase, there will be polling for 152 Assembly constituencies, while in the second phase, there will be polling for the remaining 142 Assembly constituencies.On March 15, the ECI announced the schedule fo…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expeditiously decide an application filed by a former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha seeking registration of her proposed political outfit ‘Telangana Praja Jagruti’. A single-judge bench of Justice Amit Bansal passed the direction while dealing with a writ petition moved by K. Kavitha in her capacity as President of the proposed party, alleging inaction on the part of …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday, issued directions to facilitate the elderly, persons with disabilities (PwD), service voters, and voters on election duty, to vote using postal ballots in the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory, an official said. “The Commission, as per Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, has notified that electors above the age of 85 years and persons with disabilities (PwDs) …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Thursday, briefed Central Observers on using IT platforms to ensure free, fair and transparent upcoming Assembly elections in five states and Union Territories (UTs). Addressing observers for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Assembly elections, the CEC said they have been selected to serve as the beacons of the Election Commission of India (ECI).He added that the Central Observers should ensure free,…