The ECI was directed by Justice Mohammed Shaffiq and Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan to respond to the PIL within twelve weeks.
On Monday, the Madras High Court asked the Political decision Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a Public Interest Suit (PIL) filed by a lawyer. The PIL asked the survey body to come up with a year-round plan to teach residents not to vote on strict and position lines.
The PIL by Vellore based lawyer Rajesh Anouar Mahimaidass said that the ECI should show inhabitants the Constitution, its introduction and its standard person, to ensure free and fair choices.
The ECI was coordinated by Equity Mohammed Shaffiq and Acting Boss Equity R Mahadevan in order to submit a response to the PIL within 12 weeks or less.
“Drawn out broad mission the nation over to make citizens aware of the way that looking for votes on the grounds of religion, standing, or language adds up to ruin discretionary practice,” Mahimaidass, who argued face-to-face, informed the Court.
In the case of Abhiram Singh v. CD Commachen, the petitioner claims that the Supreme Court interpreted Section 123(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which stated that seeking votes in the name of religion, caste, or language will constitute a corrupt electoral practice. India’s Constitution’s preamble makes it abundantly clear that the country is secular. The PIL expressed, “It was normal practice the nation over for ideological groups and their agents to energize citizens based on religion, rank, and language during the political race time frame as well as other than that.” Despite the fact that the law of the land was very clear, this was the case.
