Hearing a petition filed by state-run insurer Oriental
Insurance Company Limited challenging the orders of the Collector and District
Election Officer requiring 38 staffers from its regional office for electoral
process, the honorable High Court of Bombay on Wednesday nullified the order of
the Election Commission, saying an insurance company is a local authority;
hence its staffers cannot be involved in any election-related work. The
petition was heard by a division bench headed by Justice S J Vazifdar.
The advocate of Oriental Insurance Company, Sri Arvind Kothari, in its argument said that the Election Commission did not have the power to requisition insurance company employees. In other hand, the government advocate Sri D A Nalawade argued that the Election Commission had powers and the quantum of work justified the requisition.
Giving the reference of the Supreme Court's criteria, the judges said an insurance company cannot be called local authority. The requisitioning was illegal.
The advocate of Oriental Insurance Company, Sri Arvind Kothari, in its argument said that the Election Commission did not have the power to requisition insurance company employees. In other hand, the government advocate Sri D A Nalawade argued that the Election Commission had powers and the quantum of work justified the requisition.
Giving the reference of the Supreme Court's criteria, the judges said an insurance company cannot be called local authority. The requisitioning was illegal.
Source: http://www.insuringindia.com/
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