India, April 29 -- Amid the prolonged delay in Asiatic Society elections, the Asiatic Tomorrow, one of the panel contesting election, has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, seeking a hearing before any order is passed if the Bombay High Court's recent judgment upholding a stay on the polls is challenged.

The move comes after the Bombay High Court refused to intervene in the Charity Commissioner's March 13 order that halted the elections and put in place an interim administrative mechanism, citing irregularities in the trust's functioning and electoral process.

Panel convener and presidential candidate Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said the caveat was a precautionary step. "If the other panel challenges the HC verdict in the apex court then the ...