Supreme Court| Election cannot be declared void for non-disclosure of conviction for substantive offences under Kerala Police Act
Supreme Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Kerala High Court confirming an order passed by the
election
Madras High Court directs constitution of Teller Committee and to conduct Advocates Association elections within 90 days following existing byelaws of MHAA
Madras High Court: In a review application filed to review the order passed by this Court, the division bench of R. Mahadevan
“Promise of freebies by political parties may push State towards bankruptcy”, says Supreme Court: Read the 4 issues referred to a larger Bench
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, CJ and Hima Kohli and CT Ravikumar, JJ has referred, the matter relating to
Chhattisgarh High Court declares election null and void for non-disclosure of criminal antecedents, including acquittal in criminal case
Chhattisgarh High Court: In a case where an election was declared null and void on the grounds of non-disclosure of
Kar HC quotes “The Vajpayee led NDA–Government was toppled for want of one vote” and Benjamin Franklin while deciding a case of a returning candidate whose election was set aside
“…A right to elect, fundamental though it is to democracy, is, anomalously enough, neither a fundamental right nor a Common Law Right.
MP HC │ Registrar exercising power of the election tribunal cannot pass interim directions of any nature; Court allows appeal
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Dinesh Kumar Paliwal, J. allowed an appeal which was filed
[Model Code of Conduct] Kar HC | Mere display of any stickers and flags on vehicles of any particular party will not attract/invoke S. 171 H IPC
Karnataka High Court: H P Sandesh J. allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings initiated against the petitioners. This petition is filed
To exercise rights, can contractual employees approach a permanent employer? Bom HC verdict determines
Bombay High Court: Reiterating the well-settled position that, contractual employees are not the employees of the principal employer, N.B. Suryawanshi, J., held
[Bengal Post Poll Violence]Cal HC| Life and liberty of the people in the State of West Bengal is at stake; Court constitutes 5 Judge Bench
Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, CJ. (A), and Arijit Banerjee, J., on 07-05-2021 had entertained the PIL which
Can reservation for OBCs exceed upper ceiling of 50% in local elections for entirely scheduled areas? Supreme Court explains triple test pre-requisite
“The barriers to political participation are not of the same character as barriers that limit access to education and employment.”
Explained: Scope of judicial interference in election matters relating to delimitation of constituencies and allotment of seats, specifically in municipal elections
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman*, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ reiterated the law relating to the bar to
Appointment of Government official as Election Commissioner “a mockery of the constitutional mandate”; ECs must be independent: Supreme Court
“All State Election Commissioners appointed under Article 243K in the length and breadth of India have to be independent persons who cannot be persons who are occupying a post or office under the Central or any State Government.”
Ker HC | Does absence of date and place in affirmation part invalidate the contents of declaration? HC answers
Kerala High Court: Sunil Thomas, J., allowed the instant petition challenging the rejection order of Returning Officer, wherein nomination application of the
HP HC | Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction can interfere in the matters relating to election only if it subserves the progress of election and facilitates the completion thereof; petition dismissed
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., while dismissing the present petition on lack of merits, said, “… election process has
MLA casts vote in Rajya Sabha election in morning, gets convicted in the afternoon. Such vote will still be valid despite MLA’s consequent disqualification, holds SC
“To hold that a Member of the Legislative Assembly stood disqualified even before he was convicted would grossly violate his substantive right to be treated as innocent until proved guilty.”
Lily Thomas: A public interest crusader
Today marks the first death anniversary of Supreme Court advocate Lily Thomas who was responsible for Section 8(4) of the Representation of
‘Suspension of sentence not enough to save one from disqualification from contesting elections’, SC dismisses Saritha Nair’s plea challenging Hibi Eden’s election
Supreme Court: In a case where the Kerala High Court had refused to entertain the plea of Saritha Nair who was disqualified
SCOTUS | South Carolina’s witness signature rule for absentee ballots temporarily reinstated
Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a crucial decision before the upcoming Presidential Elections in the USA, the SCOTUS temporarily
SC disposes plea seeking independent audit of EVM, VVPAT, ETS sources codes
Supreme Court: A bench of Vineet Saran and UU Lalit, JJ has disposed of a petition seeking directions to the Election Commission
Poll Affidavit Case| SC reserves verdict on petition seeking review of order quashing clean chit to Devendra Fadnavis
Supreme Court: A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra, JJ has reserved its order on the review petition filed by former Maharashtra