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Amaravati: Special officers rule extended in mandal, zilla parishads
Special officers rule extended in mandal, zilla parishads
The State govt issues GO to this effect in view of ongoing litigation on mandal, zilla parishad elections which have been held but counting has not been taken up
Amaravati: With the election process stuck in court litigation, the state government on Friday issued an order extending the special officers' rule in the mandal parishads and zilla parishads up to six months. Though elections to the mandal and zilla parishads were completed on April 8, counting of votes was not taken up due to an order of the High Court. The High Court posted the case to July 27 for further hearing.
As the elected bodies could not be in place, the government had no option but to extend the rule by special officers and persons-in charge. "The special officers and persons-in charge will discharge the duties and perform the functions of the zilla parishad for a period of six months or till the date of assumption of office of the members and office bearers elected in accordance with due process, whichever is earlier," panchayat raj and rural development principal secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi said in an order. The extension would come into force from July 5, he said. He issued a similar order in respect of mandal parishads as well, which would come into force from July 4.
