HC directive: Senate elections on September 24

The Bombay High Court, in an urgent hearing on Saturday, directed that the Senate Elections for the Graduate Constituency of the University of Mumbai (MU) be held on September 24.

- Urvi Mahajani

A bench comprising Justices AS Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil temporarily stayed the Maharashtra government's September 19 circular, which had postponed the polls. Following the government's circular, MU had also indefinitely postponed the polls on September 20.

These long-pending Senate elections, meant to fill ten seats representing the university's registered graduates, were originally scheduled for September 13, 2023. However, the elections were delayed after the government called for an inquiry into alleged duplicate entries on the electoral rolls.

The court has clarified that this interim order is subject to the final outcome of the writ petition and that no party should claim equities based on it.