The Division Bench Justices Huluvadi G. Ramesh and R. Parthiban then posted the appeal to October 18,2016, for further hearing. On October 4, 2016, a single judge of the High Court set aside the election notification issued by the SEC dated September 26, 2016, citing non-compliance of Tamil Nadu Panchayat (Elections) Rules, 1995. As a consequence, the elections scheduled on October 17 and 19 stand cancelled. The SEC was directed to issue fresh notifications and complete the election process by December 31, 2016. Assailing the order, the SEC moved an appeal contending that the election process has gone to scrutiny of nomination and once the election process has commenced, under Article 243 (O) of the Constitution, there can be no judicial order on any of the process.

Source: The Hindu October 06, 2016 12:22 UTC