HC refuses to put off Panchayat polls in Covid surge By IANS | 2 Views
Lucknow: The new building of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court. . Image Source: IANS News Prayagraj : , April 9 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has refused to postpone UP panchayat elections due to Covid-19 surge, saying that the state has declared that protocol is to be adhered during the poll process. Dismissing a PIL, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery observed, "The state government, while notifying elections in Panchayat Raj institutions has already declared a protocol to be adhered during the election campaign of the elections. This court has also issued certain directions in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to corona pandemic, for the state government to follow during the entire process of elections.