ELECTION COMMISSION NOT TO HOLD BYE-ELECTION TO CORTALIM ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY IN GOA
- PRESS NOTE 18:33 IST The Election Commission, as per its Press Note dated 17.08.2005, had announced bye-election to the Legislative Assembly of Goa from 26-Cortalim Assembly Constituency to fill up the vacancy which had arisen w.e.f. 09.08.2005 following the order of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Goa disqualifying Shri Matanhy Saldanha from the membership of the Legislative Assembly of Goa under the provisions of the 10th schedule of the Constitution of India and reporting of the vacancy by the Secretary, Legislative Assembly of Goa, to the Election Commission. It has been now brought to the notice of the Commission that Shri Matanhy Saldnha has filed a Writ Petition No. 329/05 before the Divisional Bench of the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay at Panaji, challenging the order of his disqualification and that on 23rd August, 2005 following interim order was passed by the Hon'ble Divisional Bench in this writ petition:- "Rule on stay, returnable forthwith. In the meantime, the Petitioner shall be entitled to attend the Assembly proceedings so as not to be disqualified, but he shall not be entitled to speak or vote." Shri S.A.Narvekar, Secretary, Goa Legislative Assembly, as per his letter No. LA/A/1308/2005 has informed that Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly, in view of the above order, has now ruled that there is no clear vacancy in 26- Cortalim Assembly Constituency at present. In the circumstances, the Commission has decided not to hold bye-election from 26-Cortalim Assembly Constituency. Election Commission of India New Delhi, Bhadrapada 7, 1927 August 29, 2005 Support the less fortunate: http://www.goa-world.com/goa/smtmem/ Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it. Pearl S. Buck, 1892-1973, American Novelist
