Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Election Commissioner Nand Lal has challenged his conviction by the State Legislative Privilege committee before the Bombay High Court, saying it was arbitrary and against principles of natural justice.
The petition has been posted for hearing before division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice J P Deodhar on April 1.
Legislative Privilege Committee had summoned Nand Lal on January 16, seeking reply on the allegation that he breached State assembly's privilege by his order in 2006 that elections to the local bodies shall be conducted by Election Commission, not the state government.
Nand Lal refused to appear personally, but sent a written reply. Committee rejected the reply as it was not signed by him, and recommended that he should be sentenced to seven days' civil custody for not being present.
The assembly approved it, but reduced the sentence to two days.
Nand Lal's lawyer Shrihari Aney said that if privilege committee wanted to punish him for non-appearance, it should have given him a separate notice, and another hearing.
THE HINDU; Friday, March 28, 2008
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