Madras High Court criticises Supreme Court for ignoring its own observations on early disposal of election disputes
The Madras High Court has criticized the Supreme Court for delaying a crucial election dispute case for over six years. Justice G. Jayachandran emphasized the importance of resolving such disputes promptly, referencing past Supreme Court observations. The judge expressed concern that continued inaction could undermine the integrity of India's democratic process.
- ▪The Supreme Court referred a six-year-old election dispute case back to the Madras High Court without addressing the legal question involved.
- ▪Justice Jayachandran highlighted the need for timely resolution of election disputes, citing the Representation of the People Act of 1951.
- ▪The case involved the eligibility of headmasters to attest postal votes, which significantly impacted the election outcome.
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The Madras High Court has criticised the Supreme Court for having kept former Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu’s 2016 election dispute case pending for more than six years and then referring it back to the High Court without answering the question of law involved in the case.Justice G. Jayachandran recalled the Supreme Court to have underlined the need to resolve election disputes at the earliest in Mohd Akbar versus Ashok Sahu (2015) and wrote: “If courts continue to ignore their own observations made in Mohd.Akbar case (cited supra), I fear that this country may also go in the way of other autocratic countries which gained Independence around 75 years ago along with us.”The judge said, the core question involved in Mr.
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