SC scraps polls in 50 Punjab wards, orders fresh vote in six weeks

The Supreme Court has scrapped municipal elections in 50 Punjab wards and ordered fresh polls within six weeks, accepting a retired judge's finding that the process was vitiated after opposition candidates were blocked from filing nominations. The directions read like a receivership: the re-run runs under a retired High Court judge's monitoring committee, every stage videographed, and results declared only after the High Court Chief Justice is satisfied they were free and fair. (scrapped municipal elections in 50 Punjab wards)

• The Supreme Court has scrapped municipal elections in 50 Punjab wards and ordered fresh polls within six weeks, accepting a retired judge's finding that the process was vitiated after opposition candidates were blocked f
• The directions read like a receivership: the re-run runs under a retired High Court judge's monitoring committee, every stage videographed, and results declared only after the High Court Chief Justice is satisfied they w