Supreme Court Bar Association decides to hold elections on February 27 in a hybrid manner

The Election Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has decided to conduct polls to elect the new Executive Committee of SCBA on February 27. .The elections will be held in a hybrid manner with the voters having the option of both physical and digital voting. However, holding physical voting will be subject to the advice of the Health Advisory Committee constituted by the Chief Justice of India. According to the Election Committee, a meeting was held with the Health Advisory Committee on January 27, 2021, in which the Health Advisory Committee assured an "expeditious consideration" as to the feasibility of conducting partial physical voting in the proposed hybrid elections. .As per the resolution of the Election Committee, the new draft voters list for SCBA elections shall be published immediately on the notice boards and SCBA website for inviting objections and inclusion or exclusion of the names in the voters list..The members are required to furnish or update their email the ids and phone numbers by February 7 failing which they will be precluded from exercising the option of online voting. A final voter list will be published on February 8."From the final list, the members who opt for physical voting shall submit in writing up to 22.02.2021 that they shall vote physically whereupon option to vote online shall not be available to such members. This option may be exercised carefully as no change shall be allowed once this option for physical voting is communicated," states the resolution. .Dates to look out for:Feb 9 to Feb 12: Nominations fr various posts may be filed in physical mode by members whose names appear in Final Voters List.Feb 13: Draft List of candidates shall be displayed on the notice boards and website of SCBA.Feb 15 and Feb 16: Objections/ withdrawals to nominations may be submitted in the office of SCBA.Feb 17: Election Committee will rule upon objections to the nominations where after the final list of contesting candidates shall be displayed on notice board and website.Feb 22: Last date for exercising option to vote physically, subject to permission.Feb 25: Debate of candidates for post of President and Hony. Secretary shall be held in virtual mode.Feb 27: The polling date for both online voting and if permitted, physical voting.