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Notice on delimitation

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a petition seeking implementation of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission on re-constituting Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies in the country.

A Bench of the Chief Justice K. G. Balakrishnan and Justice R. V. Raveendran also issued notice to the Delimitation Commission on the petition seeking that the notification on re-defining boundaries of constituencies be put before President Pratibha Patil for her assent.

The petition filed by the Delhi Study Group, an NGO, has sought implementation of the Commission’s recommendations so that the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and Assembly polls in States were held in accordance with the re-defined boundaries of the constituencies.

It alleged that despite the Commission making its recommendations, the Centre was dragging its feet on getting the Presidential assent.

The NGO said the Commission had spent a whooping Rs.20 crore for conducting the exercise, but the government chose to dilly-dally on the implementation of its recommendations.

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Notice on delimitation

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