HC issues contempt notice to Rajasthan SEC, commissioner over delay in local body polls
JAIPUR: 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 court-mandated deadline, despite earlier directions.
It has sought a detailed response from the Commission within four weeks.
Counsel for the petitioner, Puneet Singhavi, argued that the state government and the SEC are deliberately postponing the elections, amounting to wilful disobedience of the High Court’s orders.
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