Nagpur: After a warning from the Bar Association of Maharashtra and Goa, the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has cancelled its entire election schedule first declared on January 20, and deferred as many as six times due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Its office bearers informed that a new schedule would be declared after the situation normalized.
As per original schedule, the polling date was March 25 and the final list of contestants was also prepared.
According to HCBA, with passage of over five months since declaration of poll programme, the eligibility for being a voter has undergone a change as per its constitution.
“Many members have become eligible for becoming voters as well as for becoming candidates.
Uncertainty still prevails and even though HC’s physical working might resume, it would still be with strict restrictions.
Taking into account all these circumstances, the election committee is of the considered opinion that the poll programme declared in January is rendered non-executable by passage of time,” the HCBA said.
HCBA cancels poll prog, defers voting indefinitely
