News related to Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Elections (UP Panchayat Chunav 2026) is coming. Allahabad High Court has sought information about preparations from the State Election Commission regarding Gram Panchayat elections 2026. Allahabad High Court has heard this on the petition filed by petitioner Imtiaz Hussain.
The petitioner had filed a petition in the Allahabad High Court demanding a direction that the respondent should submit on record a detailed and time-bound program to complete the entire Panchayat election process much before the end of the tenure of the District Panchayat.
While hearing the hearing, the court has asked the State Election Commission whether it will be able to complete the election process within the prescribed constitutional time limit? The petitioner argued in the court that as per the provision of Article 243E of the Constitution of India, the term of the Panchayat will continue for 5 years from the date fixed for its first meeting and “not more than that”.
Talk of issuing notification of by-election
At the same time, the counsel for the State Election Commission argued that as per the provisions of Section 12-BB of the UP Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, it is the responsibility of the State Government to issue a notification fixing the date of general election or by-election of the Pradhan in consultation with the State Election Commission.
After hearing all the parties, the court has sought clarification from the State Election Commission whether it is in a position to conduct the elections in the light of the current notification of 19 February 2026. The court has asked the State Election Commission that according to the facts of this case, the elections should have been conducted on or before May 26, 2026.
Next hearing on March 25
The court will hear the next case in this case on March 25 at 2 pm. The division bench of Justice Atul Sridharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan gave the order.