India, April 21 -- The Orissa High Court on Monday stayed till the next hearing two provisions of the new guidelines for Mission Shakti that were notified by the Mohan Charan Majhi government in January this year.

The two provisions notified by the Mission Shakti department prevent office bearer from holding two consecutive terms and restrict "close relatives" and family members of an executive committee member of any community institution level, such as Cluster Level Forums (CLFs), Gram Panchayat Level Federations (GPLFs), Block Level Federations (BLFs), and District Level Federations (DLFs).

A bench of justice Sashikanta Mishra, which was hearing a petition filed by Bishnupriya Mohapatra against the guidelines, stayed the operation of...