KOCHI: The election commission can decide on the local body polls, the Kerala High Court said. The court said this while saying the verdict on the demand to extend the polls.
The court will not intervene on government’s demand to extend the polls. A special direction could also not be given. The commission can decide in how many phases the polls should be held and when it should be conducted. The commission was given the freedom to decide on it. The commission has the constitutional liability to conduct the polls, a bench led by Chief Justice Ashok Bhooshan and Justice A M Shefik said.
Minister K C Joseph said let the commission decide the date for the polls. The government’s stand on it has been informed to the election commission, the minister said.
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