BMC election 2025 , After the Rajya Sabha and assembly elections, the focus is now on the Municipal Corporation elections. But the date of these elections has not been announced yet and the Supreme Court has not yet given any decision on it. These elections were heard in the Supreme Court on 25 February tomorrow, but now the next hearing will be held on March 4.
Justice Suryakant and Justice N. A. It was on Tuesday (25 February) Justice S.S. Leo was placed before the back. But the matter could not be heard in the morning session. Advocate, a counsel for the petitioners, requested that the case be heard immediately, as the bench is not available for judicial work during the afternoon session. Devdutt Palodkar and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta filed a petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of the state government.
Will elections be held before the monsoon?
The hearing of petitions related to the pending local body elections in the state has been postponed in the Supreme Court. Highly placed officials of the Election Commission say that after the declaration of the hearing results, the preparation of the election may take at least 90 days. Will the municipal elections be held before the monsoon due to this? Doubt is being expressed about this. Pawan Shinde and others have filed a petition in the Supreme Court requesting that the pending local body elections should be conducted immediately in relation to OBC reservation.
The court was brought to the attention that the local body elections are pending due to the Supreme Court staying. Lawyers of the petitioners. Devdutt Palodkar, Advocate. Abhay Anturkar, Advocate. Shashibhushan Adgaonkar is working on behalf of the state government, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is working on behalf of the state government. Elections of 29 municipal corporations, 257 municipalities, 26 district councils and 289 panchayat committees are still pending. As a result, all people are paying special attention to municipal elections.
What happened at the hearing?
There was also a hearing in the Supreme Court in January regarding the local body elections, which has been posting the local body elections for nearly 4 years. Then the hearing was held on 25th and now the date is March 4. The five -year term of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation ended on March 7, 2022. Since then, the Manpa Commissioner has been managing the Mumbai Municipal Corporation as a administrator. If a positive decision comes in tomorrow’s hearing and the court gives the election to hold elections, then it will be a big relief for political parties and candidates. If the court gives a positive decision, it is possible to hold local bodies in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporations and the state by the end of May.
