Overview
- A bench led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar with Justice Gautam Ankhad dismissed four petitions against local-body electoral rolls, holding that published lists cannot be altered.
- Petitions on ward reservation and ward delimitation were not decided and were set for further hearing on Thursday.
- The State Election Commission informed the court it will adopt the assembly voter list for the upcoming civil polls.
- In a separate matter, Justices Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash restrained the MCA election officer from releasing the post-scrutiny list of valid candidates until the next hearing.
- The MCA election remains scheduled for November 12, with nominations filed by Diana Edulji, Ajinkya Naik, Prasad Lad, Milind Narvekar and Jitendra Awhad.