: SC directs Tamil Nadu to hold elections in nine new districts by September 15 #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Election Commission to hold local body polls in the state’s

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu Election Commission to hold local body polls in the state’s nine new districts by September 15, The Hindu reported. A vacation bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Aniruddha Bose heard the case. P Narasimha, the lawyer representing the state’s election commission, told the court that the delimitation exercise for the districts had been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The court pulled up the state’s election commission for the delay. “Covid has become a good excuse in all matters,� it said, according to the newspaper. “For two years, you have not conducted the elections. Now you conduct the elections before the third wave arrives. We know the reality in these matters, unless and until political parties are ready, elections are not held.� The court first directed the state’s election commission to hold the polls by August 31, but Narasimha said this was too soon. “Electronic Voting Machines will have to be brought from the Election Commission, and delimitation has to be done,� the lawyer said, according to NDTV. The judges eventually allowed an extension. “We will give you time till September 15 to complete the election process,� they said. “It is only nine districts. If not done, we will initiate contempt...Read more

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