Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking postponement of DSGMC elections

The court’s decision came while hearing a plea registered on a letter by petitioners Jagmohan Singh and Manjeet Singh Chugh, voters in the list maintained by the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections on April 7.

The Delhi high court has dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections, scheduled for April 25, saying that it will not interfere in policy matters.

On April 8, a bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal noted that guidelines have been laid to ensure the conduct of the elections do not lead to the spread of Covid-19.(Mint file)

The court’s decision came while hearing a plea registered on a letter by petitioners Jagmohan Singh and Manjeet Singh Chugh, voters in the list maintained by the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections on April 7.

The petitioners sought the postponement of elections on the grounds that there is an unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases in the national capital

On April 8, a bench of justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Amit Bansal noted that guidelines have been laid to ensure the conduct of the elections do not lead to the spread of Covid-19.

“The Delhi government as well as the central government is already taking all steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19, without however restricting day to day life any more than necessary,” the bench said.

It added besides the general restrictions put in place by the government, each institution is taking its own steps for restricting the spread of Covid-19 virus.

“We are confident that a body such as DSGMC will take all possible steps to ensure that the conduct of elections is not a source of spread of the Covid-19 virus,” the court said in its order.