Sources from Chennai have stated that Madras High Court yesterday issued notice to the state election commission and other officials in Tamilnadu on a fresh petition by the DMK for holding local body polls within a time frame as may be fixed by the court. Sources have stated that the petition was filed by DMK organization secretary R S Bharathi.
Moreover Justice M Duraiswamy issued notices returnable by four weeks to officials including M Malik Feroze Khan, the state election commissioner.Sources have added that the others who were issued notices were the Chief Secretary, Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, and Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department.
Meanwhile Senior advocate P Wilson, who appeared on behalf of the petitioner, submitted that the counsel for the State Election Commission (SEC) had filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court that the elections would be held in July 2017 and added that earlier the DMK had opposed the bills and extension of the terms of the special officers in the state assembly.
