The Madras High Court has ordered that the Tamilnadu State Election Commission complete the local body polls before November 17.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar ordered the that the election notification should be issued before September 18 and conduct of the local body polls completed before November 17.
The bench was delivering its judgement on an appeal by the State Election Commission against the order of a single judge directing it to hold the local body polls before December 31, 2016 and connected petitions.
The polls were slated to be held in October last year but cancelled by Justice N Kirubakaran on petition by DMK seeking among others appropriate reservation as per latest census and rotation of seats according to the norms.