Uttarakhand: Nainital ADM said in High Court, Sir, you don’t know English, court ordered investigation

During the hearing on the process of preparing the voter list in the Uttarakhand High Court, a senior PCS officer had to face an uncomfortable situation. When the ADM and Election Registration Officer of Nainital appeared in the court, they communicated with Chief Justice Justice G Narendra in Hindi. On this, the court questioned their English proficiency.

I can understand English but am not able to speak fluently: ADM
The Chief Justice asked whether he understands and speaks English. The officer admitted that he can understand English, but is not able to speak fluently. The court made a serious comment on this and directed the State Election Commissioner and the Chief Secretary to investigate whether the officers who themselves admit that they cannot speak English can handle the executive post effectively.

Next hearing will be on July 28
The court has fixed the next hearing of this case on July 28. This entire matter is related to the petition filed regarding the process of preparing the voter list. The question was raised in the petition whether names can be added to the voter list only on the basis of family register. During the hearing, the court asked whether any valid document or identity proof was taken for adding the name.

Question on the validity of the voter list
The lawyer of the State Election Commission (SEC) told the court that right now the process is based only on the family register and the booth level officers go door-to-door and register the names of the entire family with one representative. The court commented on this that if this method is being adopted in the entire state, then it can raise serious questions on the validity of the voter list.