NEW DELHI: Extending the Sept 30 deadline for completion of the Maharashtra native physique elections by 4 months to Jan 31 subsequent yr, Supreme Court docket on Tuesday upbraided the state election fee (SEC) for its lack of ability to finish the delimitation course of and requisition satisfactory variety of EVMs and ballot employees.Although it acceded to the SEC’s request for extension of deadline for completion of elections to zilla parishads, panchayat samities and municipalities, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi stated 4 months got to you by the court docket on Could 6, and the SEC is coming with a bunch of excuses 10 days after the expiry of deadline looking for extra time.The SEC stated it has accomplished the delimitation train within the zilla parishads and panchayat samilities and the method is ongoing for municipalities. It stated that it has round 60,000 EVMs and would require 50,000 extra from the Election Fee. The approaching festive season and board examinations in March subsequent yr would make it tough to requisition satisfactory ballot employees and returning officers, it stated.When it stated it could additionally require the voter record of the final meeting election from EC, the bench got here down closely on it and stated, “You (SEC) didn’t know these are the necessities? Are native physique elections being held for the primary time in Maharashtra? All these present your inaction and incompetence.”The bench requested the Maharashtra govt to offer mandatory polling employees and returning officers to the SEC by Nov finish and ordered the SEC to finish the elections by Jan 31. “No additional extension of time could be given,” the bench stated and requested the SEC to file periodic compliance stories about requisition of EVMs, voter record and ballot employees.On Could 6, a bench led by Justice Kant allowed the elections primarily based on OBC reservations relevant to constituencies as relevant previous to July 2010 because the suggestions of the Banthia Fee had not been absolutely crystallised by the state.Elections had not been held in lots of native our bodies for years due to SC’s Aug 2022 established order order on petitions difficult a state ordinance, which had offered for 27% OBC reservation in native our bodies primarily based on suggestion of the Banthia Fee.