The Hindu 14.06.2013
Court restrains State from holding mayoral polls for now
The High Court on Thursday restrained the State
government from issuing calendar of events till next week for the
mayoral elections in the city.
Justice H.N. Nagamohan
Das passed the interim order on a petition filed by Congress
councillors Lokesh V. Nayaka and Indira, both belonging to the Scheduled
Tribe (ST) community.
The petitioners challenged the
February 8, 2013 notification by the State government reserving the
Mayor’s post to general category and the Deputy Mayor’s to Backward
Class A category. The petitioners complained these posts had never ever
been reserved for ST even though it is the 14th term of the Bruhat
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), terming it as a Constitutional
violation.
The two councillors had filed this
petition afresh as the High Court had last week said that it could not
pass order on present reservation, as their previous petition pertaining
to the previous term had expired. The court also had withdrawn its
earlier interim order directing government not to hold elections if
either of the posts is not reserved for ST.
