New Delhi, July 17 -- The Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, extended the deadline for conducting elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) until December 31, granting relief to the Karnataka government in view of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The matter came up before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant after the Karnataka government sought additional time, stating that the revision of the voters' list would not be completed until November. The government informed the court that it would not be possible to hold the civic elections by the earlier deadline of August 31 because of the electoral roll revision process.

Accepting the state's request, ...