The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday issued notice and sought a counter-affidavit from the state on a PIL seeking a direction to the government to ensure that reservation in urban local body elections is followed.
Justice Pushpa Satyanarayana and Justice S. The Division Bench of Smt. issued notice on a petition filed by Mamallan Tha. Kanagamuthu, State Coordinator of Mainin Menthar Iyakkam at Theni.
He said that as per the order of the government, the posts of mayors of Chennai, Tambaram and Avadi corporations have been reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. Similarly, the posts of heads of 21 municipalities and 88 nagar panchayats were reserved for SC and ST candidates.
Reserved corporations were in and around Chennai. No corporation was reserved in other parts of the state. Reservation for urban local body elections was not implemented properly.
Taking note of the fact that places like Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli had huge SC population, the petitioner said, the mayorship of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli corporations should be reserved for SC candidates.
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