New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) over the prolonged delay in conducting Village Committee (VC) elections in the tribal areas of Tripura.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice NV Anjaria sought responses from both the ECI and SEC after a petition highlighted that nearly 587 Village Committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) have remained non-functional since March 2021, following the expiry of their tenure.

The petitioners argued that the delay has deprived tribal communities of their constitutional right to participate in grassroots self-governance, while al...