Nainital, July 16 -- The Uttarakhand High Court has declined to pass any fresh directives on the State Election Commission's request for clarity regarding the eligibility of voters whose names appear in, both, urban and rural electoral rolls during the ongoing three-tier panchayat elections. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Alok Mehra, orally observed that its order issued on 11 July was in consonance with the Uttarakhand Panchayat Raj Act. The Court has placed the onus of implementation squarely on the Election Commission. The Court further clarified that it has not stayed the panchayat elections but has merely suspended a circular issued by the Commission on 6 July.
The court's refusal to issue any furt...