SC to hear EC's plea for vacation of Rajya Sabha polls June 9

The application by the Commission will be listed for hearing before a vacation Bench on June 9, the apex Court Registry sources said.

The Commission had on Saturday challenged the order staying the process for Rajya Sabha elections saying the jurisdiction of courts to interfere in the poll process is legally barred.

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The Commission, which sought vacation of the stay, stated that as it had already issued the notification for the Rajya Sabha election on Friday morning, the jurisdiction of the courts to interfere in the election process is legally barred.