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“He was a sitting MLA and due to his conviction in the present matter, he has been disqualified. Therefore, on one hand, his conviction deprived his constituency from legitimate representation and on the other hand, it also restrained him to represent his constituency.”
“The question, therefore, that we ask ourselves is as to whether the Speaker has acted in an expeditious manner, when expedition was one of the main reasons, why the Parliament had entrusted the important task of adjudicating disqualification petitions to the Speaker/Chairman”.
ECI introduced the Index Card to promote accessibility of data at the constituency level for all stakeholders and disseminate across multiple dimensions to avoid delays in data availability and dissemination.
As the poor person has been unnecessarily forced to approach this Court for seeking parole, the Court was inclined to impose exemplary costs on respondent 4 and 5, but the assurance is given that in future, parole matters shall be decided based on material available on record.
The Supreme Court, in its order dated 19-12-2024, provided specific guidelines regarding the reservation of posts for women and the election process. These directions necessitated a review of the existing election framework by the Delhi High Court, which had earlier scheduled the elections for 07-02-2025.
Tahir Hussain, who was formerly a member of Aam Aadmi Party, has been in custody in connection with 2020 Delhi Riots cases, murder and offences under PMLA.
Justice (Retd.) K. Ramakrishnan of Kerala High Court has been appointed as Administrative Head to conduct the election for the administration and management of the temple and its allied institutions, in a free and fair manner. There were serious disputes in administering and managing the temple and its institutions by the Administrative Head appointed by the Kerala High Court.
“In the event of any unruly behavior of the members of the Bar Association or any unlawful or illegal activities, the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is bound to initiate appropriate disciplinary action against the Advocates, involving in such activities.”
This petition has been filed by Emani Anantha Satyanarayana Sarma, former IAS Officer and Trilochan Sastry, former IIM Dean.
Under Section 123, of Representation of Peoples Act, 1951, a practice shall be considered as a corrupt practice when the same is done by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of the candidate or his agent, and not otherwise.
No member of any Bar Association or body, such as the Bar Council of Delhi or Bar Council of India will contest or hold post simultaneously in two different Bar Associations/bodies.
The Nationalist Congress Party split into two factions in July 2023, after a rebellion by the Ajit Pawar group, that supports the ruling Eknath Shinde Government in Maharashtra
Supreme Court also directed the meeting of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh scheduled for 7-02-2024 to be deferred till further orders.
“It is pertinent to note that the law relating to disclosure of criminal antecedents of the candidates in the Electoral fray has further marched from April to May and now to the June of life”.
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
The Finance Act, 2017 introduced a system by which electoral bonds could be issued by any scheduled bank for the purpose of electoral funding.
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is supposed to be a part of 2 roadshows that are being organised in Bengaluru on 6th and 7th May.
Election officers had seized a sizable number of rice bags from the petitioner’s premises apprehending that petitioner was trying to get undue benefit in the upcoming Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.
Supreme Court directs appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on advise of the committee consisting of the Prime Minister, leader of opposition and the Chief Justice of India
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