With the Supreme Court giving its nod reopening the probe intonon-filing of proper accounts of election expenditure, vis-?-vis"paid news" against the former Maharashtra ChiefMinister Ashok Chavan, the Election Commission has fixed a freshhearing for May 17. Most probably the EC will decide to have a daily hearing as ChiefElection Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi is demitting office on June 10,informed sources said. The issue was first exposed by The Hindu . Campaign advertisements in support of Mr.
Chavan, who contestedfrom Bhokar in the October 13, 2009 Assembly poll, were issued inHindi and Marathi newspapers, camouflaging them as news items. AnIndependent and BJP representatives have complained to the EC thatMr. Chavan had not included the money spent on such advertisementsin his election expenditure accounts and thus violated the ECrules. On November 3, 2011, a Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir, S.S.Nijjar and J.
Chelameswar temporarily stopped the EC from goinginto Mr. Chavan's poll account, following his appeal against aDelhi High Court order, which had allowed the probe. However, on May 2 this year, a Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir andJ. Chelameshwar said the EC could go ahead with the probe but thefindings should not be made public. Body Slimming Machine
The EC had begun proceedings against Mr. Chavan on April 2, 2011 oncomplaints that he had shown it a poll expenditure of merely Rs.11,000 despite his having paid money to various newspapers forfavourable coverage of his campaign. Mr. Chavan challenged the EC action in the High Court, which,however, ruled that the Commission was well within its rights toprobe his account. China Cryolipolysis Equipment
The complainants, who sought disqualification of Mr. Chavan,referred to Chapter III and Section 10A of the Representation ofthe People Act, 1951. "If the Election Commission issatisfied that a person has failed to lodge an account of electionexpenses within the time and in the manner required by or underthis Act, and has no good reason or justification for the failure,the EC shall, by an order published in the Official Gazette,declare him disqualified. Any such person shall be disqualified forthree years from the date of the order." Mr. Chavan argued that there was no mention of his seeking votes inany of the advertisements. Crystal Microdermabrasion Machines Manufacturer
The election expenditure was submittedto the authority concerned in time and prima facie this wasapproved by the District Election Officer (Returning Officer). Hehad no role to play in the news stories, Mr. Chavan claimed.
Chavan, who contestedfrom Bhokar in the October 13, 2009 Assembly poll, were issued inHindi and Marathi newspapers, camouflaging them as news items. AnIndependent and BJP representatives have complained to the EC thatMr. Chavan had not included the money spent on such advertisementsin his election expenditure accounts and thus violated the ECrules. On November 3, 2011, a Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir, S.S.Nijjar and J.
Chelameswar temporarily stopped the EC from goinginto Mr. Chavan's poll account, following his appeal against aDelhi High Court order, which had allowed the probe. However, on May 2 this year, a Bench of Justices Altamas Kabir andJ. Chelameshwar said the EC could go ahead with the probe but thefindings should not be made public. Body Slimming Machine
The EC had begun proceedings against Mr. Chavan on April 2, 2011 oncomplaints that he had shown it a poll expenditure of merely Rs.11,000 despite his having paid money to various newspapers forfavourable coverage of his campaign. Mr. Chavan challenged the EC action in the High Court, which,however, ruled that the Commission was well within its rights toprobe his account. China Cryolipolysis Equipment
The complainants, who sought disqualification of Mr. Chavan,referred to Chapter III and Section 10A of the Representation ofthe People Act, 1951. "If the Election Commission issatisfied that a person has failed to lodge an account of electionexpenses within the time and in the manner required by or underthis Act, and has no good reason or justification for the failure,the EC shall, by an order published in the Official Gazette,declare him disqualified. Any such person shall be disqualified forthree years from the date of the order." Mr. Chavan argued that there was no mention of his seeking votes inany of the advertisements. Crystal Microdermabrasion Machines Manufacturer
The election expenditure was submittedto the authority concerned in time and prima facie this wasapproved by the District Election Officer (Returning Officer). Hehad no role to play in the news stories, Mr. Chavan claimed.
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