Dehradun, June 26 -- Late this evening, the Uttarakhand State Election Commission formally postponed the three-tier panchayat elections across the state in compliance with a stay order issued by the Uttarakhand High Court. The decision follows the Court's interim order dated 23 June 2025 in writ petition no. 410 (MB) of 2025, Ganesh Datt Kandpal vs State of Uttarakhand and Others, where it held that the reservation policy for the upcoming panchayat elections had not been duly notified by the state government in the official gazette.
As per the High Court's order, all proceedings carried out on the basis of the unnotified reservation rules, pertaining to the allocation of seats and offices for Village Pradhan, Block Panchayat Members, and Z...