Jaipur, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the delimitation process, election timeline and appointment of administrators in local bodies across Rajasthan, and upheld the schedule fixed by the Rajasthan high court for holding elections by April 2026 to Panchayati Raj Institutions and Municipalities. Additional Advocate General Shiv Mangal Sharma said a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, justices Joymala Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi declined to interfere with the high court's judgment dated November 14, which had permitted completion of a state-wide delimitation exercise prior to elections and directed that the electoral process be concluded on or before 15 April, 2026. The petition assailed the court's decision rendered in a batch of writ petitions, including DB Civil Writ Petition, questioning the legality of the ongoing delimitation of Panchayat and municipal wards, the postponement of elections beyond the five-year term of elected bodies, and the continuation of Administrators during interregnum.htc...