Today, On 1st December, The Supreme Court said there should be no further impediment in holding the polls and refused to entertain the plea challenging Maharashtra’s local body delimitation. The Court made it clear that the election process must move ahead without any additional delays.
The Supreme Court on May 12th emphasized the autonomy of municipal elected members, preventing arbitrary removal by civil servants or political leaders. Justices declared that only post-election misconduct warrants removal, unless pre-election misconduct directly relates to the representative and was undetected during nomination. The ruling aims to prevent political or personal bias in decisions.
