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KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
S.G.PANDIT, T.M.NADAF, JJ
BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY-KARNATAKA – Appellant
Versus
THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER STATE ELECTION COMMISSION KARNATAKA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. court reviewed notice regarding polling booth proximity affecting party symbols. (Para 2) |
| 2. arguments presented from both sides on shifting polling booths. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. confirmed that no statutory right exists for shifting polling booths. (Para 5 , 7) |
| 4. court upheld election commission's measures addressing grievances. (Para 6) |
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)
Heard learned counsel Sri.Delli Rajan.N., for learned counsel Sri.Subba Reddy.K.N., for appellants and learned senior counsel Sri.K.N.Phanindra for Smt.Vaishali Hegde, learned counsel for respondent No.1 and learned counsel Sri.B.L.Sanjeev for respondent Nos.2 and 3. Perused the entire writ appeal papers.
2. Brief facts of the case are that the appellants/petitioners approached learned Single Judge with a prayer to quash notice dated 16.08.2015 (Annexure-A) wherein for BBMP elections to be held on 22.08.2015, since the appellants/petitioners’ building was within the limits of 100 meters to polling booth, informed to take action for closing the party symbol and by vacating office flags as on 21.08.2015 and 22.08.2015 respectively. Learned Single Judge under impugned order dated 20.08.2015 rejected the wr
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