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Rajasthan High Court connected Friday (May 22, 2026) directed the State authorities and the State Election Commission (SEC) to behaviour panchayat and municipality section assemblage elections successful the State by July 31.
A Division Bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma besides directed the OBC Commission to taxable its study by June 20.
During the hearing, the State authorities had sought clip till December to clasp the elections, citing the pending OBC Commission study and different circumstances.
Earlier, the Division Bench had reserved its verdict connected May 11 aft completion of arguments.
The substance pertains to a November 14, 2025 bid of the High Court successful a batch of petitions directing the authorities authorities to behaviour panchayat and municipal elections by April 15, 2026.
However, the authorities aboriginal moved an exertion earlier the High Court seeking deferment of the polls.
During the proceedings, the authorities had submitted that elections could not beryllium conducted instantly owed to the non-submission of the OBC Commission study and different prevailing circumstances.
