Advocate Mohit D Ram who has been representing the Election Commission (EC) before the Supreme Court, has resigned from the panel of advocates of the EC, citing the conflict in values.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Election Commission’s plea against the oral observations made by Madras High Court that ECI was "singularly responsible" for the Covid second wave in India and should be tried for "murder charges".
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict in an appeal filed by the Election Commission against Madras High Court, for stating that the Commission was singularly responsible for the surge in Covid-19.
The Election Commission also said no one must be permitted to report on the proceedings of this Court that are not borne out by the record, especially when the detailed order is made available by the Court.
A plea has been filed in Delhi High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Election Commission to take actions against the star campaigners and leaders of all political parties who participated in assembly polls in West Bengal for allegedly violating Covid -19 norms.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday has ordered a ban on all victory processions during and after election results to the four states and a Union Territory on May 2 in the wake of a severe surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.
Petitioner alleged that neither the Election Commission, not the political parties are giving attention that the manufacturing and use of plastic is harmful to the environment.
The Madras High Court in an urgent hearing on Sunday disapproved the prohibitory order passed by the Puducherry Administration/ Collector exercising her powers under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.