HC dismisses petitions over delimitation

The Orissa High Court dismissed the six writ petitions challenging the delimitation and reservation of various words within Cuttack Municipal Corporation limits on Friday.

The petition were filed by Dayanidhi Lenka and five others. The bench comprising Justices IM Quddusi and Kumari Sanju Panda also went on to impose a fine of Rs 10,000 on each and directed them to deposit the amount with the Orissa State Legal Services Authority, according to media reports.

Considering the reports submitted by the Collector of Cuttack and the Secretary of State Election Commission ruling out anomalies in the delimitation exercise, the court delivered judgement.