Archive · 11 Dec 2025
HC Summons Principal Secretary Over Election Law Case Delays
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court is upset because the state government has not filed a reply in a case about the rules for election disputes.
The court has given the government many chances to respond, but they still haven't.
The court is now asking the principal secretary of the Urban Administration and Housing Department to come to court and explain why there has been such a long delay.
The case is important because it challenges a rule that affects how election disputes are handled.
The next hearing is on January 13, 2026.
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed displeasure over the state government's repeated delays in filing a reply in an election law case.
The case challenges the validity of Rule 19(2) of the MP Municipalities (Election Petition) Rules, 1962.
The court had issued multiple extensions, with the last one granted on September 24, 2025.
The High Court has summoned the principal secretary of the Urban Administration and Housing Department to appear via video conferencing on January 13, 2026.
The delay is also affecting a related civil revision pending under the MP Municipalities Act, 1961.
- Who
- Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Principal Secretary (Urban Administration and Housing Department)
- What
- Summons issued over repeated delays in filing a reply in an election law case
- When
- Next hearing scheduled for January 13, 2026
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To address the prolonged delay in filing a response to a challenge against the validity of a key provision of the MP Municipalities (Election Petition) Rules, 1962
- Court
- Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court
- Case Type
- Challenge to MP Municipalities (Election Petition) Rules, 1962
- Key Rule in Question
- Rule 19(2) of the 1962 Rules
- First Notice Issued
- November 8, 2024
- Last Extension Granted
- September 24, 2025
- Next Hearing Date
- January 13, 2026
- Officer Summoned
- Principal Secretary (Urban Administration and Housing Department)
