Jaipur, April 2 -- The Rajasthan High Court has issued a show-cause notice to the State Election Commission (SEC) and State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh for failing to comply with its order to conduct Panchayat and municipal body elections by April 15, 2026.
A division bench headed by acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma passed the order while hearing a contempt petition filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha on Thursday.
The court has asked "How was it that the commission had declared schedule for review of the electoral rolls for civic polls beyond the deadline of April 15, 2026, given by the court earlier for conducting the polls.
The notice is returnable within four weeks.
Appearing for the petitioner, counsel Puneet Singh...