P. K. Ganesan vs. Tamil Nadu State Election Commission
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ITEM NO.29 COURT NO.4 SECTION XII
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
PETITION(S) FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (C)......CC NO(S). 4878/2017 (ARISING OUT OF IMPUGNED FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 21/02/2017 IN WA NO. 1268/2016 PASSED BY THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS)
P. K. GANESAN PETITIONER(S)
VERSUS
TAMIL NADU STATE ELECTION COMMISSION AND ORS. RESPONDENT(S) (WITH APPLN. (S) FOR PERMISSION TO FILE SLP AND OFFICE REPORT)
Date : 20/03/2017 This petition was called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA
| For Petitioner(s) | Mr. P.P. Rao, Sr. Adv. |
|---|---|
| Mr. K.V. Viswanathan, Sr. Adv. | |
| Ms. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv. | |
| Mr. Abhishek K., Adv. | |
| Mr. Mehul M. Gupta, Adv. | |
| Mr. R. P. Gupta, Adv. | |
| For Respondent(s) | Mr. P. Wilson, Sr. Adv. |
Mr. R. Nedumaran, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Permission to file Special Leave Petition is
granted.
Exemption from filing certified copy of the impugned
judgment is granted.
In the facts of the case we do not consider it necessary to formally issue notice in this Special Leave Petition. By the impugned order, which is an interim order, the High Court has directed the State Election Commission to complete the entire election process to all the Local Bodies in the State latest by 14th May, 2017. At the same time, the High Court had directed that the appeal shall be heard on continuous basis in the afternoon sessions commencing from 6th March, 2017 onwards. We are told that the hearing of the appeal is now fixed on 3rd April, 2017.
In the aforesaid facts of the case, we request the High Court to hear and decide the appeal as expeditiously as possible and in the event any further order with regard to the date of completion of election process fixed on 14th May, 2017 is required the High Court may be approached for modification/extension of the said date.
With the aforesaid observations, the Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
[VINOD LAKHINA] COURT MASTER
[ASHA SONI] COURT MASTER