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(From Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) In a major order, the Supreme Court Friday virtually stayed the process for Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) biennial and byelections to fill 65 vacancies and made Election Commission a party to a petition challenging the new open balloting system of election to the Upper House as well as doing away with the domicile requirements.
On a petition filed by veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Kuldip Nayar challenging the new system brought in by a recent amendment, a Bench comprising Justice Ruma Pal and Justice B N Agrawal rejected the plea of the Centre not to pass any interim order on the …