New Delhi: The report of the Delimitation Commission for Delimitation of Legislative Assembly Constituencies for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections cannot be challenged in any way. The Central Government and the Election Commission of India have said this in an affidavit filed in response to the apex court's notice. Haji Abdul Ghani Khan, a resident of Srinagar, challenged the top court to increase the number of assembly constituencies from 83 to 90 in view of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. He challenged the entire process of delimitation in the Supreme Court.
On Abdul's petition, the apex court has sent notices to the Central Government and the Election Commission. In response, it has been argued in the Central Government and the Election Commission that according to the Delimitation Act 2002, the order of the Commission cannot be challenged once it is published in the Official Gazette. The Central Government in its counter affidavit has told the apex court that Haji Abdul Ali Khan's petition has been filed with the wrong intention. When the Election Commission had sought suggestions and objections from the general public, they did nothing.
Let us tell you that the petition came up for hearing in the apex court on 13 May 2022 on a bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice MM Sundaresh. The bench summoned the Election Commission and the Central Government on this. When the matter was heard on August 30, the Central Government did not file a reply.
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