Kerala High Court Seeks Election Commission's Response On Postal Voting For Poll Duty Officials Before Commencement Of Counting

The Kerala High Court on Friday (24 April) directed the counsel for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to obtain instructions on applicability of Rule 27 of Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 with regard to postal vote of officials on election duty.The Vacation Bench of Justice P. Krishna Kumar issued the order while considering a batch of petitions which alleged large-scale denial of...