Mohali, June 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court's directions to hold the elections for the presidents and vice-presidents of the Kurali and Banur municipal councils within 15 days have brought renewed focus on the delay in electing the president, senior vice-president and junior vice-president of several civic bodies in Mohali district. The elections to these civic bodies were held on May 26 and the results declared the following day. Nearly a month later, only the election for the top posts in Mohali city and Zirakpur have been completed while Naya gaon, Kurali, Dera Bassi, Lalru and Banur councils are yet to do so. The issue has also reached the high court through separate petitions seeking directions for the conduct of the elections. While disposing of the petitions relating to Kurali and Banur, the court declined to interfere with the election process but directed the respective deputy commissioners-cum-district election officers to complete the elections within stipulated time. The bench also ordered uninterrupted videography of the proceedings, preservation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage forsix months and adequate security arrangements to ensure a free, fair and transparentprocess. The court's observations are expected to have a bearing on similar pending matters involving delayed municipal leadership elections in the state, including Mohali. Deputy commissioner Komal Mittal said the schedule for the election of remaining councils would be finalised shortly. "The dates will be notified soon," she added....