Chief Electoral Officer Archives

Supreme Court refuses to grant relief to YSR Congress Party in plea challenging relaxation of postal ballot norms in Andhra Pradesh

The mandatory requirement of mentioning the name and designation of the authorised officer in Form 13A was dispensed with, and after the relaxation of norms, only the specimen signatures of all such officers are required.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Insurance Contract must be read as a whole with attempt to harmonise the terms; Supreme Court reiterates

The matter pertains to death of a Constable during election duty and claim of insurance raised after more than 7 years of the incident, wherein, the liability of insurance company and Election authorities was in question before the Supreme Court.

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Resurgence of COVID-19 | Candidates, aides and associates engaged in election campaigning to encourage and unfailingly observe COVID rules to avert deadly disaster staring at our faces

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J., in view of the resurgence of COVID-19