Jaipur, Nov. 4 -- The Supreme Court has set aside the Rajasthan State Election Commission's October 9 communication refusing permission for a voter awareness campaign and directed the poll panel to reconsider the request for the third phase of the Panchayati Raj elections. A bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the order on November 2. It directed the Commission to pass an appropriate order within two days. "It seems to us that application made by the petitioners, seeking permission of the State Election Commission, Rajasthan for conducting voter awareness campaign, requires reconsideration," the court said. "Consequently, the communication dated 09.10.2026, appended as Annexure A-13, is set aside," the order said, directing the Commission to reconsider the petitioners' request to conduct the campaign during Phase 3 of the Panchayati Raj elections. The court set aside the Commission's refusal and ordered it to reconsider the application; it has not itself granted permission for the campaign. Civil society organisations, Rajasthan Election Watch, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and partner organisations said they had applied on October 6 to conduct voter awareness yatras. They said they had carried out such campaigns during Lok Sabha, Assembly and local Panchayati Raj elections for about 20 years, and would reapply to the Commission following the court's order. "We welcome the Supreme Court's direction. Voter awareness is an essential part of a healthy democracy, and we hope the Commission will now reconsider our application in time for the campaign," Nikhil Dey, a founding member of MKSS, said....