Shimla, Oct. 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Kuldeep Chand challenging the rejection of his election petition against the election of Sarita Devi as Pradhan of Gram Panchayat Bara in Bilaspur district.

Justice Sandeep Sharma upheld the orders passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) and the Deputy Commissioner of Bilaspur, which had rejected Chand's election petition over multiple procedural lapses.

The High Court observed that the petitioner had failed to comply with mandatory statutory requirements, including depositing the prescribed security amount and ensuring proper signatures and verification on the pleadings and annexures.

The court also noted that the election petition had been filed...