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2017 Supreme(SC) 1228
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
(RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS)
R.K. AGRAWAL, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, JJ.
AJAYINDER SANGWAN & ORS. – Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
BAR COUNCIL OF DELHI – Respondent(s)
Transfer Case (Civil) No.126 of 2015
Decided On : 14-12-2017
The court has the discretion to extend deadlines for publishing the Electoral Roll and conducting elections based on the circumstances.
Headnote:
Electoral Roll - Extension of Time - The court extended the deadline for publishing the Electoral Roll and conducting elections in consideration of the delay in publishing the Electoral Roll in some states.
Fact of the Case:
The parties requested an extension of time for publishing the Electoral Roll and conducting elections due to delays in some states.
Finding of the Court:
The court declined to grant the requested time extension but extended the deadline for publishing the Electoral Roll and conducting elections, taking into account the delay in some states.
Issues: Extension of time for publishing Electoral Roll and conducting elections.
Ratio Decidendi: The court considered the delay in publishing the Electoral Roll in some states and extended the deadline accordingly.
Final Decision: The deadline for publishing the Electoral Roll was extended to 15.01.2018, and the elections were to start from 15.02.2018 and be completed within six weeks.
ORDER
Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the order of this Court dated 24.11.2017.
2. Learned counsel for the parties submitted that the Electoral Roll of some of the States could not be published in such a short time and objections are yet to be invited regarding names in the Electoral Roll.
3. Taking into consideration all these facts, we are not inclined to grant the time as prayed for by the learned counsel for the parties.
4. However, we extend the date of 30.11.2017 mentioned in the order dated 24.11.2017 as the date to publish Electoral list, to 15.01.2018 and the elections shall start from 15.02.2018 and should to be completed within a period of six weeks.
5. However, those States where the Electoral Roll is already published, the process be started from 1st January, 2018. The applications stand disposed of.
