Madras HC quashes govt order reserving Nayakaneri panchayat chief post for SC woman
3 months ago

Madras HC quashes govt order reserving Nayakaneri panchayat chief post for SC woman

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday quashed a government order that had reserved the post of Nayakaneri panchayat president to a woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan on Friday passed the orders on the petitions filed by former panchayat president Sivakumar and ex-member Selvaraj. The judge directed the government authorities to undo the reservation and reallocate the post for woman candidates belonging to either the general category or the Scheduled Tribe communities. Alleging the reservation was made to help someone outside the civic body, they sought the court to quash the reservation and make it reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

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