False Declaration of Own Educational Qualification Not a “Corrupt Practice” under Section 123(4) RP Act: Delhi HC
Since the term of the Assembly had already expired and fresh elections w held in 2025, the election petition had become infructuous.
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Allahabad High Court: Blanket ban on caste rallies cannot be judicially imposed, remedy lies in proper enforcement of existing law
“Provision for banning of caste based political rallies and preventing them is very much in place, whether it be during the election process or not. The only thing which remains is the will to implement the provisions effectively without any bias or favour.”
Delhi High Court dismisses Somnath Bharti’s Election Petition; Non-joinder of alleged corrupt candidate held fatal and incurable
“If the ROPA itself mandates that non-joinder of a necessary party leads to dismissal of an election petition, the Court cannot use CPC provisions to cure that defect.”
Delhi High Court dismisses election petition challenging Manish Sisodia’s 2020 Patparganj Assembly Win
“An election petition involves judicial interference with the electoral process and, consequently, with the mandate of the people. For this reason, the provisions of the Act must be construed strictly.”
2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 5
2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 5: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Arbitration, Civil Procedure Code, Consumer Commissions, Election Law, NI Act, Service Law, and IBC.
Madhya Pradesh HC rejects plea of Congress MLA Umang Singhar against Speaker’s inaction on BJP MLA Nirmla Sapre’s defection
“Umang Singhar has failed to establish that a legal right claimed by him has prima facie been infringed or is threatened to be infringed by the respondents within the territorial limits of this Bench.”
‘Clear case of malfeasance by the Returning Officer’: Uttaranchal HC stays disqualification of Pradhan candidate over toilet location
“Right to contest the elections is a statutorily guaranteed right, and the same cannot be denied in a completely arbitrary manner and which prima facie appears to be illegal.”
‘Stay on entire election is last choice, not first reaction’; Rajasthan High Court dismisses plea challenging Adhoc Committee’s conduct of KDCA’s fresh election
“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democratic governance, including elections of all kinds of governing bodies. Elections are usually best conducted in their usual course, i.e., without any interference and interruptions.”
Election Laws (Amendment) Bill to link electoral rolls with Aadhar
The Lok Sabha has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on December 20, 2021 which seeks to link electoral rolls with