Supreme Court stays counting of Delhi Bar Council polls, asks HC to expedite hearing on tampering allegation
The Supreme Court has temporarily halted the counting of votes for the Delhi Bar Council elections due to allegations of tampering. The court has directed the Delhi High Court to expedite hearings on the matter, emphasizing the need for a special bench to address the issue. Until the High Court makes a decision, the counting of ballot papers will remain on hold.
- ▪The Supreme Court stayed the counting of votes for the Bar Council of Delhi elections.
- ▪The Delhi High Court has been asked to conduct a day-to-day hearing on the tampering allegations.
- ▪The Supreme Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
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The Supreme Court on Monday (May 18) stayed the counting of votes for the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections following tampering allegations and asked the Delhi High Court to conduct a day-to-day hearing on the pleas.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Birender Sangwan and others.The CJI transferred the matter to a division bench of the High Court, urging the Chief Justice to constitute a Special Bench to hear the dispute on a day-to-day basis.Learned counsels for the parties have fairly agreed that since effective adjudication of controversy might require summoning of original records, such as ballot papers etc., it would be apt, if matter is entrusted to a division bench of the Delhi High…
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