Supreme Court questions delay in delimitation for northeastern states

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said “…it is simply a statutory mandate and truthful you person to comply with it…” erstwhile the notification is withdrawn.

The seat was proceeding a plea by the ‘Delimitation Demand Committee for the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur & Nagaland successful North East India’ seeking the court’s involution for delimitation successful these states.

Appearing for the petitioner, Advocate G Gangmei submitted that the President had already withdrawn the notification deferring the delimitation workout successful these states.

Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, representing the Election Commission of India (ECI), said that it tin transportation retired delimitation successful the 4 states lone if the Centre decides so. However the seat did not look to agree.

“Where does the Government travel in?,” Justice Kumar said, adding, “once the President rescinds the notification, that is enough…As soon arsenic it is rescinded, you person to acceptable the shot rolling, what person you done?”

CJI Khanna said the intent of the proviso allowing the deferment “was to prevention you from the concern wherever you bash not privation to due to the fact that of disturbed conditions”. He added that erstwhile the deferment notification is taken back, “you person to undertake the exercise”.

Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj appearing for the Centre said the concern is not conducive for carrying retired the workout successful Manipur. He pointed retired that arsenic regards the different states, discussions are on.

Singh told the tribunal that delimitation had been carried retired for Assam. The tribunal asked the ASG to instrumentality further intrusions and pass it erstwhile it hears the substance adjacent successful January 2025.