Supreme Court Reprimands Himachal HC: "Why Not Let Elected Govt Work?"

• Supreme Court expressed displeasure over Himachal Pradesh High Court's repeated interference in state government decisions.
• CJI Suryakant's bench orally warned the High Court against interfering in government affairs, stating it would take future interferences seriously.
• The Supreme Court noted the High Court wrongly rejected the government's reliance on delimitation for postponing local body elections.
• CJI Suryakant's bench directed all preparatory work for local body elections to be completed by March 31, with elections by May 31.
• Himachal Pradesh has approximately 3,500 Gram Panchayats, 90 Panchayat Samitis, 11 Zila Parishads, and 71 urban local bodies due for elections.