The Rajasthan High Court is once again dealing with the issue of Panchayat and civic body elections as former MLA Sanyam Lodha has filed a contempt petition against the state government and the State Election Commission (SEC). Lodha alleges that the government and the Commission are intentionally delaying the election process, going against the court’s directives. He points out that the current voter-list revision schedule by the Commission does not align with the court-mandated deadline, making compliance impossible.
Lodha, a three-time representative of the Sirohi constituency in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, had previously sent a legal notice to the authorities through his counsel, Advocate Puneet Singhvi. He demanded that the Commission adjust the voter-list schedule to meet the April 15 deadline and warned of contempt proceedings if this was not done. The Rajasthan High Court had earlier directed the state government to conduct elections by April 15, 2026, and complete the delimitation process by December 31, 2025, in response to a batch of petitions.
Despite the clear judicial instructions from both the High Court and the Supreme Court of India, Lodha’s petition argues that the authorities have failed to act accordingly, leading to the necessity of contempt action against them.
