The High Court has ordered the Election Commission to pass a speaking order within 48 hours stating the reasons for the cancellation of the nominations of all the candidates of the corporation and council.
The court ordered the suspension of sentence and directed his release on bail, if not required in any other case, subject to his furnishing adequate bail and surety bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate or Duty Magistrate.
The petitioner alleges that this act violates the secular principles of the country, because no act can be made only for a specific religion; it does not even mention the sacrilege of all other religions.
The court expected the state government to sensitize the investigating officers to the principle that registering an FIR against the youth without solid evidence violates their personal liberty.
A division bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Sukhwinder Kaur dismissed the appeal challenging the trial court's decision, saying that the charges against the accused are very serious.
The Court has directed the State Government to file an updated affidavit detailing the actions taken to remove the encroachments and the current status of the pending civil cases related to the matter.
