Madras High Court dismisses plea on polling and counting gap in Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Chennai: The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the gap between the polling and counting dates in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The court stated that the plea did not address any public cause, and it could not direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) on how to conduct elections.
The petitioner, Ezhilan, argued that the long gap between polling on April 19th, 2024, and counting on June 4th, 2024, was arbitrary and violated fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution. However, the court maintained that the ECI had the authority to set election dates and consider factors like security and staff deployment.
The court emphasized that it could not interfere with the ECI's election program, as the ECI had the responsibility to conduct free and fair elections. Consequently, the plea was dismissed for lacking merit.
The case was represented by Ms. A. Rajini for the petitioner and Mr. C. Kathiravan, Special Government Pleader, for the respondent.
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'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' actor Gurucharan Singh missing, Delhi Police lodges FIR
New Delhi, Apr 27: Delhi Police on Saturday lodged an abduction case over the disappearance of actor Gurucharan Singh of the famous TV serial 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' fame, officials said.
Multiple teams have been formed to find the 50-year-old actor, who is a Delhi resident, after he went missing five days ago, they said.
He was last seen near the Delhi airport with a backpack, the police said citing a CCTV footage.
An FIR has been lodged under Section 365 (abduction) and and an investigation has been launched into the matter, they added.
"Actor Gurucharan Singh who plays the role of 'Roshan Singh Sodhi' in the TV serial 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' went missing on April 22 evening," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Rohit Meena said.
"Singh's father lodged a missing complaint saying his son had left for Mumbai on April 22 at 8.30 pm. He has been missing since then," Meena said.
The actor had left his home here to take a flight for Mumbai. But he did not reach Mumbai, neither he returned to his home and his phone was also unreachable, the complaint stated.
The officer said the police are investigating the entire matter from every angle.
We are looking for footage and we have even found many vital clues through technical investigation. According to the CCTV footage, he was last seen near the airport with a backpack, the DCP said.
