THE BAB COI'NCII OF TAMIINADU & PIIDUCI{ERBY J ustice G. M.AKBAR AL, (Retd.) D r.J ustice T. MATHIVAN AN Beta1 RETURNING OFFICERS High Court Campus, Chonnai - 600 104. Phoae No.: 2634 2739,2635 2595 E.mail : [email protected]www. barcouuciloftamilnadupuducherry. org 07.04.2018 Dated PROCEEDINGS OF TH E RETURNING O FFICERS The Bar Council of lndia had been issuing guidelines periodically regarding the notification of election date, polling date etc. The guidelines regarding campaigning by the candidates and the instructions to voters were also issued periodically between February and March 2018. ln the communication dated 22.02.2018, the Bar Council of lndia under clause 4 has stated that "The Counting teams should be from some other States and should not belong to the same state". Under clause 7 has stated that "any and every decision taken by Special Committee/s of the concerned State Bar Council/s/ R.O. with regard to election or counting shall require the approval of the concerned Election Tribunal constituted by Bar Council of lndia and approved by the Honourable Apex Court or of any person duly authorized by such Election Tribunal. Between 22.02.20'18 and 28.02.2018, the Returning Officers were engaged in scrutinisation of nomination and finalization of the list and the list was published on 01.03.2018. From 01.03.2018 till the election date i.e. on 28.03.2018, the Returning Officers were engaged in polling arrangement; appointment of Polling Officials etc. throughout the Tamil Nadu. The election was conducted peacefully on 28.03.2018. The Bar Council of lndia had sent a communication on 30.03.2018 stating that by a resolution dated 21.01 .2018, the counting of votes after the election would begin with effect from 07.04.2018. Since from 29.03.2018 to 01.04.2018 were holidays, on 02.04.2018, the Returning Officers sent a request to the Election Tribunal No.1 to permit them to begin the counting from 09.04.2018 for the reasons stated therein. Bar & Bench (www.barandbench.com)
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THE BAB COI'NCII OF TAMIINADU & PIIDUCI{ERBY
J ustice G. M.AKBAR AL, (Retd.)D r.J ustice T. MATHIVAN AN Beta1RETURNING OFFICERS