PANJIM: The High Court Of Bombay at Goa today has directed the state governemnt to declare reservation for Municipal Polls three weeks before the notification.
The HC said that by taking into consideration the orders made in similar petitions, we had adjourned these matters from time to time in order to enable the learned Advocate General to make a statement as to the time limit between the issuance of the notifications for delimitation/ reservation and the notification of the schedule of the municipal elections.
“By accepting the statement made by the learned Advocate General and directing the concerned authorities to act accordingly, we dispose of these petitions. However, we feel that it would be better if there is some statutory provision made in this regard so that both the candidates desirous of contesting the elections, as well as the voters are quite clear about the issue of delimitation and reservation before the actual announcement of the election schedule,” the HC said