Gujarat HC stays compulsory voting in civil body polls

Q.  Which of the following High Court stays compulsory voting in Civic body polls in Gujarat?
- Published on 31 Aug 15

a. Supreme Court
b. Gujarat High Court
c. Delhi High Court
d. None of these

ANSWER: Gujarat High Court
 
A bench headed by acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel admitted the case and stayed operation of notification of compulsory voting till final disposal of the case. Gujarat became the first state to make voting compulsory in local-municipal as well as panchayat polls after governor OP Kohli approved the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009, which had been rejected by earlier governor, Kamla Beniwal.

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