ULB polls: State moves HC against SEC order

ULB polls: State moves HC against SEC order

The Hindu

The State government filed a writ petition in the High Court challenging the orders given by the State Election Commission (SEC) that the ward volunteers should not be assigned any duty pertaining to municipal elections and that they must deposit their cellphones to ensure a free and fair poll. Advocate General S. Sriram argued that the order was a ‘continuing instance of egregious excesses of the SEC’.
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