Puducherry government to seek four months time for local body polls
The Hindu
Once the Court accords permission, the government would appoint a Commission to decide on the quota for the Backward Classes and the Scheduled Tribes.
The government plans to approach the Madras High Court seeking at least four months time to hold the local body polls.
“We will seek permission from the Court on October 21, the day government has been asked to file a counter. We want at least four months time to conduct the polls after providing reservation for Backward Classes and Scheduled Tribes,” a top government source told The Hindu.
The government has appointed Senior Counsel Vijay Narayan to represent its case in the court, the source said, adding that the government wanted to intervene after the court gave two orders related to the local body elections.
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