Dehradun, June 24 -- The State Election Commissioner in Uttarakhand, Sushil Kumar, postponed all election-related proceedings till further orders, including the nomination process for the proposed three-tier Panchayat elections.

This decision has been taken in compliance with the order of the Uttarakhand High Court in Nainital.

The High Court passed an order on June 23 in 'Ganesh Dutt Kandpal vs State of Uttarakhand and others', saying that due to the promulgation of reservation rules for Panchayat elections not being duly notified, the reservation determination and the entire proceedings related to it are postponed till further orders.

In the same sequence, while hearing other writ petitions, the court has fixed the next hearing of th...