Bombay HC cancels April 9 Ponda bypoll in Goa, EC notification declared 'null and void'

Bombay HC cancels April 9 Ponda bypoll in Goa, EC notification declared 'null and void'

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 8) declared the Election Commission of India (ECI) notification for the Ponda Assembly bypoll in Goa as "null and void," effectively cancelling the April 9 election.  The bypoll had been necessitated following the death of former Goa minister Ravi Naik in October last year. The Election Commission had scheduled polling for April 9 and counting for May 4. What did the petitioners argue? A bench of Justice…