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Rajasthan High Court Open on Holiday, Hearings Until 10 PM; Councilors Get Relief From Arrest.
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News18•21-09-2026, 10:16
Rajasthan High Court Open on Holiday, Hearings Until 10 PM; Councilors Get Relief From Arrest.
- •Rajasthan High Court heard petitions until 10 PM on a holiday, a first in its history, amidst urban local body elections.
- •Candidates and newly elected councilors from Kuchera, Hanumangarh, Bikaner, and Sri Vijaynagar sought relief from arrest.
- •A total of 6 cases were heard, with Kuchera candidate Tejpal Mirdha and Bikaner's Maksood Ahmed receiving relief.
- •Sri Vijaynagar's Sushil Middha and Hanumangarh councilor Manju also secured relief from the court.
- •The court stayed the arrest of nine other newly elected councilors from Hanumangarh, providing them temporary relief.
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The Rajasthan High Court held unprecedented holiday hearings until 10 PM because candidates contesting urban local body elections and newly elected councilors approached the court fearing arrest.
Maksood Ahmed, the former chairman of Bikaner UIT and a newly elected councilor, was granted relief by the court after approaching it due to fear of arrest following a summons regarding an SC-ST Act case.
The court directed that no punitive action should be taken against Hanumangarh Municipal Council councilor Manju without following the prescribed legal process, and it issued notices seeking replies from the state government, police administration, and district election officer within a week.
