Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 13: In a petition filed by Akhil Bhartiya Safai Mazdoor Sangh, High Court has directed that the election of Civil Safai Karamchari Union of Jammu Municipal Corporation proposed in pursuance to the Notification No. JMC/RO/CSKCE/2018/02-05 dated 03.10.2018 shall not be held unless a decision is taken on the representations filed by the petitioners as has been ordered by the court on September 27, 2018.
After hearing Advocate Sumit Nayyar for the petitioner whereas Senior AAG SS Nanda for the State, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur observed, “the apprehension of the petitioner is that the employees of the municipality who are not Safaikaramcharis are also participating in the election process which will defeat the very purpose for which the election are held and that the same should be restricted strictly to that group of employees, who are actually the safai karamcharis”.
“In the previous round of litigation, this issue was highlighted and by virtue of order dated 27th September 2018 the respondent has been directed to consider the representations filed by the petitioner and decide the same in accordance with law”, High Court said, adding “counsel for the petitioners states that without deciding the issue the respondents are proceedings a head to conduct the election”.
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