India, May 21 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended till August 31 the time for holding the long-pending elections for the Bengaluru civic body.

The tenure of the earlier elected body for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) expired on September 10, 2020, and since then, a government-appointed administrator was taking care of its day-to-day affairs.

On January 12, the apex court had asked the Karnataka government and the state election body to hold the polls for the Bengaluru civic body by June 30.

On Wednesday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi extended the time till August 31 and made clear that no further extension would be granted.

The order was passed after senior ...