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Justice AM Khanwilkar led bench of the #SupremeCourt to hear an appeal against the order of the Allahabad High Court allowing the Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat Raj Election to continue amid the rising numbers of COVID-19
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Matter to begin now
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Advocate Shoeb Alam: I had approached the court on the basis of similar directions which were issued, Now elections are over

SC: Did you approach the state election commission?

Alam: notice was not issued so we did not. elections are over today

Justice Khanwilkar: when is counting?

Advocate Alam: it is day after tomorrow

SC: What measures will the SEC take for counting?

ASG Aishwarya Bhati: SEC is not a party

Justice Khanwilkar: we will issue notice in this IA. Let SEC come here and be served. We will keep this matter for tomorrow

Judges discuss with each other
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Advocate Ram Kishore Yadav: we also want the implementation of COVID guidelines

Justice Khanwilkar: Let State Election Commission appear tomorrow. The matter will be listed tomorrow at 10.30 am

Adv Shoeb Alam: we will serve it in the next half an hour

Advocate Yadav seeks to argue

Justice Khanwilkar: you have no business to be here. We will hear this tomorrow

[UP Panchayat Elections] Supreme Court to sit on Saturday to hear plea on COVID measures in place for vote counting

report by @DebayonRoy

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