POLL

Provisions of minimum facilities to Polling Personnel during poll.
Election Commission's Letter No. 458/4/96/-PS-IV/Vol-II Dated : 22-7-1996, addressed to The Chief Electoral Officers of All States & Union Territories.
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Subject :- Provision of minimum facilities to polling personnel during poll.

1. I am directed to invite your attention to Commission's letter No. 458/4/84 dated 9.11.1984 and message No. 458/4/96-PLN-IV dated 16th April, 1996 regarding minimum facilities of shelter, water and toilet at polling stations for polling personnel and voters.

2. The Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh has, in its order in Writ Petition No. 7659 of 1996 (Sumathi vs Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh and others), (copy enclosed) directed that;

(a) The respondents shall exempt all such women who are in advanced stage of pregnancy, whether are no maternity leave or not, or who are otherwise on medical advice not fit for any rigorous or hazardous work from being requisitioned for election duty. The same will apply to women who are breast feeding a newly born child; and

(b) The respondent shall inform well in advance every woman called for election duty of the arrangements for her stay, private and separate arrangement for women only at the place of duty to meet the calls of nature as well as for bath and dressing and unless such arrangement is made and information in this behalf is delivered to such woman, she shall not be called to perform any election duty at any such place where the above arrangements are not available.

3. The Commission directs that above directions shall be scrupulously followed during all future elections and any failure to comply with these directions will be viewed seriously.

4. Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this letter.

---------------In the High Court of Judicature, Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad

--------------- ---------------(Special Original Jurisdiction)

---------------Friday the 12th --------------- --------------- ---------------day of April

--------------- ---------------One thousand nine hundred and ninety six

--------------- --------------- ---------------Present

The honorable Mr. P.S. Mishra, Chief Justice

and

The Honourable Mr. Justice M.H.S. Ansari

---------------Write Petition No. --------------- ---------------7659 of 1996

Between Fr. C.T. and player

separate sheet attached

--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------[Petitioner]

--------------- --------------- --------------- ------------AND

--------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------(Respondent)



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