Jaipur, May 22 (IANS) In a significant development, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the state government and the State Election Commission to conduct panchayat and urban local body elections by July 31, rejecting the government’s request to defer the polls until December. The division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma also directed the OBC Commission to submit its report by June 20 to facilitate the election process. The verdict came after the court reserved its orde…
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Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a contempt petition filed against the State Election Commission over the delay in conducting Panchayat and local body elections in the state. The matter was listed before a Division Bench comprising Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman, which was scheduled to hear the contempt petition filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha, Girraj Singh Devanda, and others.However, the Bench deferred the hearing unt…
Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday issued contempt notices to the State Election Commission (SEC) and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh over delays in conducting panchayat and urban local body elections in the state. A division bench led by Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma passed the order while hearing a contempt petition filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha.The court questioned how the SEC issued a schedule for revision of voter lists that extends beyond the cour…
Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) The issue of Panchayat and civic body elections in Rajasthan has once again reached the Rajasthan High Court, with former MLA Sanyam Lodha filing a contempt petition against the state government and the State Election Commission (SEC). In his petition, Lodha has alleged that both the government and the Commission are deliberately delaying the election process, amounting to wilful disobedience of the High Court’s directions. He has argued that the Commission’s cu…