Advance Azam Khan hearing, defer poll order, SC tells court, EC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to defer issuance of notification for bypoll to Rampur assembly seat till Friday to enable SP leader Azam Khan, whose conviction and sentence for three years in a criminal case led to his disqualification and the seat being declared...

EC defers notification for Rampur Sadar assembly bypoll following SC order, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Lucknow, The Election Commission deferred till further orders the issue of notification for the Rampur Sadar assembly bypoll following the Supreme Court's directions, Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said on Wednesday. The bypoll notification was scheduled to be issued on Thursday. The seat fell vacant following the...