1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inSakshi Patilhttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/sakshi-patil/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LiUa0lUzlg"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/kerala-high-court-dismisses-mlas-plea-seeking-postponement-of-local-body-elections-due-to-covid-19/">Kerala High Court dismisses MLA’s plea seeking postponement of local body elections due to Covid-19</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/kerala-high-court-dismisses-mlas-plea-seeking-postponement-of-local-body-elections-due-to-covid-19/embed/#?secret=LiUa0lUzlg" width="600" height="338" title="“Kerala High Court dismisses MLA’s plea seeking postponement of local body elections due to Covid-19” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="LiUa0lUzlg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KERALA-HC.png1200628In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala High Court dismissed the plea challenging the conduct of the elections to local Bodies in Kerala for the year 2020.Challenging the decision of election commission contending that the conduct of local body elections in the State of Kerala, in the present scenario will be violative of citizen’s fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, MLA PC George approached the High Court. He sought directions to defer elections to the local bodies, in the light of the COVID-19 situation in the Kerala.