The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 169] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1979/CHAITRA 30. 1901
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410 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii). ana to repon me resuu ui the above re-poll to the Hifih Court within a period of 3 months from the date of its order ;ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th April, 1979
S.O. 213(E).—Whereas by Ha order dated the 31st May, 1978 in Election Petition No. 1 of 1977 the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, had set aside ihe order dated the 22nd March, 1977 of the Election Commission whereby the Ccm- mission had declared the original poll taken jn 13-Firozepur Parliamentary Constituency on the 16th March, 1977 as void and had directed a repoll in that Constituency on the 26th April, 1977 ;
Whereas the said High Court further directed the Election Commission to hold repoll, in continuation of the original poll taken in the said Parliamentary Constituency on the 16th March, 1977, only in respect of :—
(0 Fazilka assembly segment;
(ii) Polling station No. 8-Chhanga Rai Hithar in Guru
Har Sahai assembly segment; and
(iii) those specific voters who were entitled to cast their votes through postal ballot papers in ihe original poll t"ken on the 16th March, 1977 ;
And whreas by its Older dated the 21si March, 1979 the Supreme Court had dismissed the two cross Civil Appeals Nos. 1028 and 1176 (NCE) of 1978 filed against the said Order of the High Court and vacated its stay Order earlier made on the 3Cth June, 1978 and had further directed the Election Commission to carry out the directions of the High Court of Punjab ami Haryana within a period of 3 months from the date of Order of the Supreme Court; i.e. the 21st March, 1979;
Now, therefore, the Election Commission, in pursuance of the said directions of the Supreme Court and of the High Court of Puniab and Haryana and in exercise of the powers conferred by article 324 of the Constitution read with sec- tions 30, 56 and 64A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf hereby appoints—
(a) the 13th May, 1979 (Sunday), as the date on which the repoll shall be taken in all the polling stations in the Fazika assembly constituency and polling Btation No. 8-Chhanga Rai Hithar in Guru Har Sahai assembly constituency, comprised in 13- Firozepur Parliamentary Constituency between 7.0 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. and
(b) the 23rd April, 1979 (Monday), as the date by which the postal ballot papers shall be sent by the Return- ing Officer to all the voters entitled to vote through postal ballot in terms of thc order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
[No. 493/PB-HP/79]
By Order,
V. NAGASUBRAMAN1AN, Secy.