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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIVEK SINGH THAKUR, ROMESH VERMA
Dikken Kumar Thakur – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. mandamus sought for pri elections pre-term expiry (Para 3 , 19) |
| 2. pri terms expire 31.01.2026; delimitation completed (Para 4) |
| 3. delimitation timelines extended, reservations delayed (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. sdma order postpones elections citing disasters (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 5. art 243e mandates five-year pri duration (Para 18) |
| 6. sc enforces timely local elections despite calamities (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 7. dm act overrides for disaster management (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 8. sec needs 100-160 days post-delimitation for elections (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42) |
| 9. state obstructs sec despite post-disaster normalcy (Para 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47) |
| 10. prior delimitations valid; pr act deems dissolution on expiry (Para 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56) |
| 11. constitution prevails over dm act for elections (Para 57 , 58 , 59 , 60) |
| 12. state delays unjustified; harmonious coordination needed (Para 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68) |
| 13. elections by 30.04.2026 under sec superintendence (Para 69 , 70 , 71 , 72) |
Vivek Singh Thakur, J.
Petitioners have approached this Court in public interes
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