The Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) directed the Tripura State Election Commission (SEC) to hold the long-overdue elections to the village committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in a single phase on September 27, making it clear that no further extension of the poll schedule would be granted. A Bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi passed the order after the SEC informed the court that it was in a position to complete the entire electoral exercise in one phase. Attorney General R. Venkataramani, appearing for the Commission, submitted that holding the elections in a single phase would enable the electoral exercise to be completed more efficiently and negate the need for additional Central paramilitary forces as local security arrangements would be sufficient to maintain law and order. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Tripura government, endorsed the proposal. “There have been some incidents of violence in the recent past. The atmosphere would also calm down by September,” he submitted. The …