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The High Court of Karnataka connected Wednesday directed the State authorities to record its effect connected a PIL petition filed by the State Election Commission (SEC) seeking absorption to the authorities to instrumentality contiguous enactment and contented the last notifications of preservation of seats successful respect of 5,950 gram panchayats (GPs), whose presumption volition expire by January 2026.
Observing orally that “this is simply a superior matter,” a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha adjourned further proceeding connected the petition till December 11.
Stating that the State government, nether Section 5(5) of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayath Raj Act, 1993, has to contented last notification reserving seats successful the GPs for holding elections, the SEC has pointed retired successful the petition that it has written 3 letters since May reminding the authorities to contented the last notification to alteration the SEC to clasp timely elections.
Pointing retired that the authorities has failed to respond to its letter, the SEC has said successful its petition that the respondents [the Chief Secretary and the Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department] person erred and failed successful their work successful not taking contiguous enactment to commence and implicit the process of reserving seats successful each GP contempt repeated letters.s
