Delhi HC declines early hearing of PIL on election of Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
The Hindu
The plea has also sought a direction to the Speaker, Lok Sabha to “fix any short date” to hold an election to the post.
The Delhi High Court Thursday declined to grant an early hearing of a PIL alleging inaction by Constitutional functionaries in not holding election to the post of Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.
A bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said it will hear the matter on the date already fixed—February 28 next year.
“Looking into the facts and circumstances of the case, we see no reason to entertain the application,” the bench said.
Women in Karnataka outnumber men in 17 of the 28 parliamentary constituencies as per the final electoral rolls, but political representation continues to be low. Although the number of women fielded by prominent political parties (BJP, Congress and JD-S) has gone up from four in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to eight this time, representation is still low when compared with the female voter population of 2.7 crore in the State.
Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka sees intense electoral battles between Congress, BJP, and JD(S) due to diverse communities. The former Minister V. Somanna, a Lingayat, who replaced incumbent four-time MP G.S. Basavaraju, is pitted against the former MP S.P. Muddahanume Gowda, a Vokkaliga, of the Congress in the constituency that will go to the polls on April 26