Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court, Wednesday, dismissed 60 petitions challenging the delimitation and reorganisation of panchayats, observing that the exercise was administrative in nature and judicial interference would only delay the democratic election process.Referring to Supreme Court directions, the high court said panchayat elections in Rajasthan must be completed by April 15 and any intervention at this stage would be unacceptable. After the decision, the path has been cleared for conducting timely local body elections in the state.
The bench of Justice Inderjeet Singh and Justice Ravi Chirania said delimitation was a policy-driven administrative exercise. The bench said court interference in such matters may become a cause for unnecessary delay in the electoral process, which cannot be justified under any circumstances. The Supreme Court on Jan 5 had granted its final nod to Rajasthan’s panchayat delimitation and reorganisation exercise, dismissing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by villagers of revenue village Singhaniya. The apex court paved the way for panchayat elections in the state to proceed as scheduled and be completed by Apr 15.The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the process and upheld the Rajasthan High Court’s judgment dated Nov 14, 2025. The high court earlier validated the statewide delimitation exercise, directed its completion by Dec 31, 2025, and ordered elections to all Panchayati Raj institutions be held on or before Apr 15.
