Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to file reply affidavits to a batch of petitions raising various issues concerning delimitation and rotation of reservation for the upcoming local body elections.

The court has clarified that the State Election Commission (SEC) and the state government “shall continue with issuance of notice and preparations for conducting elections of all local bodies within the stipulated time.” However, the court noted that “all actions taken by the respondents shall be subject to the outcome of these petitions.”

49 Petitions Including Challenges To Delimitation Under Hearing

A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad was hearing a batch of 49 petitions, including three that specifically challeng

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