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Coming down heavily on the Chandigarh Mayor poll presiding officer, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today said that the Court is appalled with the actions of polling officer and he needs to be prosecuted for defacing the ballot papers..
Is this behaviour of a returning officer," CJI asked...
CJI made these observations while hearing AAP councillor's plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that refused to grant any interim relief to the party seeking fresh mayoral polls in Chandigarh after BJP won the mayoral polls...
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said.. "Wherever there is cross at bottom he does not touch it and when it is at the top he alters it, please tell returning officer that SC is watching him," CJI added...
The AAP approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking fresh elections under a retired judge's supervision, but the court denied interim relief...
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