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No. 166] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022 Panguni 1, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

Part VI—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a section of the public

issued by Heads of Departments, etc.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

TAMIL NADU STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, CHENNAI-600 106.

[ELECTIONS - URBAN LOCAL BODIES - INDIRECT ELECTIONS - ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF ADUTHURAI TOWN PANCHAYAT OF THANJAVUR DISTIRCT - CONDUCT OF - REVISED PROGRAMME - NOTIFIED.]

(S.O. No. 29/2022/TNSEC/ME-II, dated the 15th March 2022)

Read :

1. S.O. No. 25/2022/TNSEC/ME2 dated 11-03-2022 pubished in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 159 dated 11-03-2022.

2. E mail dated 15-03-2022 received from Thiru. S. Sivashanmugam, Retainer / Advocate in W.P. No. 5433/2022 on the file of the Hon'ble High Court of Madrass

No. VI(2)/31(c)/2022.

WHEREAS the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has fixed 26-03-2022 as the date for convening a meeting to elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Aduthurai Town Panchayat of Thanjavur District vide reference first read above;

WHEREAS, a writ petition in W.P.No. 5433/2022 has been filed by Thiru Ma.Ka. Station, 12th Ward Member of Aduthurai Town Panchayat along with 7 other ward members of that town panchayat before the Hobn'ble High Court of Madras and the case has been heard by the Hon'ble High Court on 9-3-20222, 10-3-2022, 11-03-2022 and 15-3-2022. On 11-3-2022, the Honble High Court directed to produce the CCTV footage of the day of election (4-3-2022) on the next date of hearing ie. 15-3-2022;

WHEREAS, the case has been taken for futhher hearing on 15-3-2022, he Retainer of this Commission, in the reference second read above, stated that the Hon'ble High Court of Madras, after viewing the contents of the CCTV footage of election meeting held on 4-3-2022, expressed theat the Returning Offier could have exercised due care in holding the indirect elections and directed the Commission to revisit the decision of the Commission to hold the indirect election on 26-3-2022 for Aduthurai Town Panchayat and to fix the earliest possible date for holding the indirect elections for convening a meeting to elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Aduthurai Town Panchayat of Thanjavur District, and[ 1 ] VI-2 Ex. (166)—1 2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Whereas in view of the above observation of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in W.P. No. 5433/2022, dated 15-3-2022, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has decided to advance the date already fixed for the meeting to elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Aduthurai Town Panchayat of Thanjavur District.

Now, Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 43-B and section 27 of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920) and sub-rule (3) of rule 99 and rule 115 of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations (Elections) Rules, 2006, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission hereby advance the date already fixed by superseding the earlier notification first read above and hereby fixes 23-3-2022 as the date for convening a meeting to elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Aduthurai Town Panchayat of Thanjavur District in accordance with the following programme:-

(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission)

E. SUNDARAVALLI, Chennai-600 106, 15th March 2022. Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.