The Andhra Pradesh High Court on the 29th of December, issued key directions on the conduction of the Andhra Pradesh local body elections.
The A.P., High Court asked the three Principal Secretary level officials to meet State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar within three days. The meeting should be conducted within three days from the 29th of December.
On the other hand, the State Government led by the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) is against local body elections under the current circumstances of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
Reviewing the petition regarding the same, the court ordered authorities to explain the details to Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar.
The court also clarified that Nimmagadda would inform them where they had to meet.
However, the High Court said that if the talks between the State Government and the SEC are not settled yet, the arguments would be heard in the court again.
It is known that the SEC is contemplating to hold local body elections in the state in February 2021 while the YSRCP is agains and filed a petition.
Andhra Pradesh has decided not to hold elections in February as the COVID-19 vaccination process is about to begin.
Meanwhile, the SEC filed counter-affidavit for which the government lawyer said that he would reply on behalf of the YSRCP Government.
The next hearing is yet to be decided.
