Election Commission:
(i) The State Election Commission has been alive to
the need to conduct a free and fair election and after the
election took ... acceptance or rejection of the nomination
papers for the election to Village Panchayat. The election
process commences from the issuance of the calendar of
events
evident that the Tamil
Nadu State Election Commission has not cancelled
all the entire election process but cancelled the
election process from the point where ... parties to file an Election Petition when the
monstrosity of the situation apparently establishes subversion of Election
process by adopting illegal means. Those are exceptional
nominate two number of trustees for the
Chennai Port Trust administration, election process is undertaken. In this
regard, the Elections otherwise called as 'Check ... Port Trust, on
instructions, would submit that, this is a routine election process called
'Check off system' and while announcing this check
writ
petitions are not maintainable in fact and law. The election process has
already set in. There is unexplained delay on the part ... petitioners is also being a mutawalli, apart from conscious
of the election process, did take part, though in a limited way.
Discussion
trustees for the
Chennai Port Trust administration, wanted to conduct election process,
which is otherwise called as 'Check Off System ... impugned notification is under challenge thereby the proposed check off
system election process slated to be conducted by the respondent Port Trust,
the petitioner Association
members. The 3rd
Respondent issued the election notification, dated 02.06.2020
for electing the Governing Body, Executive members, election
process and most of the process were ... 6786 of 2020
the Governing body election procedure, so it is not a point for
destroying the election process.”
In view of the offer made
Election
Commissioner submitted that the first respondent shall instruct the respective District
Collectors throughout the State of Tamil Nadu to videograph the entire election
process ... first respondent/State Election Commissioner stated that they
will instruct the respective District Collectors to videograph the entire election process
scheduled to be held
their men, agents,
servants from interfering with the administration and election process of
respondent / defendant no.7 pending disposal of the present suit.
Prayer ... their men, agents, servants from interfering with the
administration and election process of respondent / defendant
no.7 pending disposal of the present suit
further contend that the writ
petition is not maintainable as the election process has already
commenced. It is their firm stand that the power ... elections are over. That is
why, courts refrain from staying the election process once it has
commenced. But, where questions going to the very root
election schedule had been formulated and following the
same, the second respondent / Election Commissioner, State Cooperative
Election Commission had communicated the election program ... directed
the Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Cooperative Societies Election
Commission, to take appropriate action for notifying the election at the earliest
date and in such
