India, April 18 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday reserved its order on a petition challenging the March 13 order of the charity commissioner, which had stayed elections to the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. The charity commissioner's stay had pointed to "irregularities in the voters' lists".

The elections, originally scheduled for March 14, were paused a day earlier via an order issued by the charity commissioner. The order directed the appointment of a committee to prepare a fresh voters' list and to oversee the society's day-to-day affairs. It said a new election schedule would be announced only after the list of eligible voters was finalised.

However, the move was challenged in the high court by senior journalist Kumar Ketkar, a presid...