Dehradun, June 26 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Nainital, 24 Jun: The Nainital High Court today heard a petition challenging the state government's move to exclude alleged encroachers from the voter lists for the 2025 three-tier panchayat elections. A single bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani directed the petitioners to file a representation with the department concerned, instructing that it be resolved as per law.
The Court added that, if no action is taken, the petitioners may return to the Court. Firmly asserting the constitutional right to vote, the Court cited Article 239, observing that neither the government nor the judiciary could curtail this right. It remarked that even those considered encroachers must first be served notice and due p...