PANAJI
The Bombay High Court at Goa has taken on record and accepted a statement by the Goa government that they will make known the delimitation and reservation for the upcoming municipal elections at least three weeks prior to the date of notification of the schedule of the municipal elections.
A bunch of petitioners had approached the High Court seeking that the Court issue a writ to the State Government to issue notifications for delimitation of constituencies and for reservation of seats for municipal elections at least thirty days prior to the notifications of the schedule for such elections, as and when such elections are due.
When the matter came up for hearing the Advocate General Devidas Pangam made a statement that the notifications for delimitation and reservation will be issued by the appropriate authorities whom he represents, at least three weeks prior to the date of the notification of the schedule for municipal elections.
The petitioners after brief consultations agreed with the government’s proposal following which the High Court bench of Chief Justice and Justice M S Sonak disposed of the case.
“By accepting the statement made by the Advocate General and directing the concerned authorities to act accordingly, we dispose of these petitions. However, we feel that it would be better if there is some statutory provision made in this regard so that both the candidates desirous of contesting the elections, as well as the voters are quite clear about the issue of delimitation and reservation before the actual announcement of the election schedule,” the High Court said.
