PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
The State has been granted 12 extra weeks by the Excessive Courtroom of Karnataka to finish the train of delimitation in Taluk and Zilla Panchayats and to finish the train of offering reservation to SC, ST, and OBC classes. The court docket on Could 24 this yr granted 12 weeks to the State to finish the method.
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However the Delimitation Fee on September 19 wrote to the federal government that it wants three extra months to finish the method. This was knowledgeable to a Division Bench of Performing Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Vishwajith Shetty.
The Bench on September 23 modified the Could order and granted 12 weeks from September 23 to finish the method.
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The State Election Fee filed the petition in November 2021 earlier than the court docket. The SEC sought “declaration that the provisions of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Modification) Act, 2021 are unconstitutional.”
The federal government took over the SEC’s energy of delimitation and making ready the reservation record via the Modification.
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The SEC additionally sought instructions to the State to start the election course of as per the SEC’s notification dated March 30, 2021 and reservation notification dated July 1, 2021.