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Telangana poll schedule to be delayed further?

Telangana poll schedule to be delayed further?

The announcement of election schedule in Telangana is likely to be delayed further, if the ongoing legal battle in the Hyderabad high court is any indication.

The Hyderabad high court on Friday ordered that the final voters’ list should not be published until further orders.

The court also ordered that the notification for assembly elections should be issued by the EC, subject to the judgement on the electoral rolls.

The high court was listening to a petition filed by former minister and Pradesh Congress Committee election commission coordination panel chief Marri Shashidhar Reddy, as per the directions of the Supreme Court.

The high court acknowledged the contention of the petitioners that large scale irregularities had crept into the electoral rolls. On hearing the arguments, the HC issued stay over the declaration of the voter list.

It also directed EC not to release final voter list by October 8. The HC also told the EC to release the final voter list subjecting to the election notification and the writ petition.

Adjourning the inquiry to Monday, the court also directed the EC to file a counter-petition on October 8.

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