Bye-Elections Can Be Held Even If Member’s Remainder Term Is Less Than A Year: Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

There is no bar on the Election Commission of India to fill up the casual vacancy even if the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is less than one year, the Gauhati High Court has observed.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Singh and Justice Manojit Bhuyan was considering an appeal against a single bench dismissal of writ petition, wherein a press note of...