29.6.13

Somewhere in West Bengal...


COURT TUSSLE
April 1, 2013: SEC moves Calcutta high court
April 4: State informs court that it is ready to hold elections on May 5 and 8
May 10: Justice Biswanath Somadder orders three-phase voting and upholds the supremacy of SEC in holding free and fair elections
May 13: State moves a division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, challenging the single bench order
May 14: Division bench orders the state to notify the poll dates in consultation with SEC and says forces from other states will be called in only in case of a shortfall of state police
May 20: State announces three-phase polls on July 2, 6 and 9. SEC issues notification
June 18: SEC moves the division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, saying the state has failed to assure adequate security
June 26: SEC moves Supreme Court seeking its intervention on security
June 28: SC orders five-phase polls to end by July 25

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