Bombay HC Benches Rebuke State Election Commission, Orders Unified Results on 21st December for All Local Body Polls

The Bombay High Court (HC) has halted the declaration of results for all Maharashtra local body elections until 21 December 2025, sharply criticising the state election commission (SEC) for postponing polls in several constituencies at the eleventh hour. In a strong rebuke, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay HC says that announcing phase-wise results would risk influencing voters in constituencies where polling has been pushed to 20 December 2025, creating what the judges described as a potential 'bandwagon effect' capable of altering electoral choices. The Aurangabad Bench of the HC even criticised the SEC’s inconsistent decision to allow voting in some divisions of a ward while postponing others, calling it an approach lacking uniformity and principle. Justice Anil S Kilor and Justice Rajn