Instilling confidence in election process is vital: Supreme Court
"Instilling confidence in the election process is vital for the maintenance of constitutional democracy," the Supreme Court said on Wednesday as it asked the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (APSEC) to defer publishing the final list of candidates for civic polls until October 25.
A vacation bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a plea of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) alleging its candidates were not allowed to fill nomination papers for the upcoming polls due to violence and threats given to them.
It directed the state poll panel to consider the complaints by YSRCP and other candidates with relevant materials that they were prevented from filing nomination papers and take a decision by Thursday on extending the nomination deadline.
The bench directed the state Director General of Police (DGP) to provide adequate security to the contesting candidates and the election offices, while observing that filing of nomination papers was a facet of
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