The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) dismissed a batch of petitions filed by several individuals from across Maharashtra challenging the final notifications of ward formation for upcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections. The Court ruled that interference at this stage would derail the election process, which the Supreme Court has already directed to be completed within four months.
The petitions had been filed against the State of Maharashtra (through its Rural Development Department), the State Election Commission, Divisional Commissioners, District Collectors, Sub-Divisional Officers, Tahsildars, Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis in different districts.
