Utt HC | Elections at regular intervals is mandated by law; Court issues directions
Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J., disposed of a writ petition while issuing directions which was filed by the member of
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Utt HC | Holding elections at regular intervals is mandated by law to ensure that democratically elected Management Committee looks after the affairs of the college; Petition allowed
Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J., while allowing the present petition, issued directions for the conduct of elections in the institute
Bom HC | Can a transgender contest election from a seat reserved for women candidate? HC espouses transgender people’s “Right to Self-Perceived Gender Identity”
Bombay High Court: A Vacation Bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge, J., allowed the petitioner, a transgender person, to contest the panchayat elections
All HC | Can a dispute relating to election to a cooperative society be called in question under writ jurisdiction? HC considers Coop. Societies Act and Rules
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., a dispute relating to the election of
Ker HC | It is in the interest of citizenry that elections to local body are conducted in a free and fair manner and well-meaning candidates get elected to the local bodies; necessary directions issued
Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V J., while allowing the present petition, discussed the importance of free and fair elections and further
Texas’ bid to overturn the results of US Presidential Election 2020, rejected due to lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution
Supreme Court of The United States: The Court on Friday rejected a bid from Texas’ Attorney General, supported by President Donald Trump,
SCOTUS issues “one-sentence” refusal to Republicans seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a major setback to the Republican Party’s attempts to invalidate the results of recent
HP HC | Court while discharging its duties in exercise of powers conferred under Art. 226 r/w Art.227 of Constitution, cannot permit illegality to remain on record, especially in exercise of its power of superintendence
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J., while allowing the present petition, set aside the orders of the preceding authority holding
Kar HC | While exercising discretionary powers of deciding ‘exceptional circumstances’, SEC cannot ignore Constitutional mandate under Art. 243E; Directions issued to schedule Panchayat elections
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka CJ. and Ashok S. Kinagi J., while partly allowing the present petition,
SCOTUS grants request by Alabama election officials to allow them to ban curbside voting | Detailed Report
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): While deciding upon the application for stay presented in relation to Alabama Secretary of State’s
Press Council of India advises media not to violate Section 126A of Representation of the People Act, 1951
Press Council of India while considering the communication received from Election Commission of India advises the print media to refrain from publishing
Utt HC | Activity promoting mutual hate and tension based on religion, race, caste, community or language can never result in fair elections; Court dismisses application to quash Charge-Sheet
Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed an application which was filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
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SCOTUS | Lower Court’s order allowing a ballot initiative to collect signatures electronically — Blocked
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): A majority opinion delivered by Chief Justice Roberts and joined by Alito J, Gorsuch J.
AP HC | NOTA not applicable where candidate declared winner uncontested
Andhra Pradesh High Court, Amravati: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari, CJ and B. Krishna Mohan, J., addressed a Public Interest Litigation
MP HC | Plea for postponement of Rajya Sabha elections held non-maintainable; Court dismisses petition
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Ajay Kumar Mittal, CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla, J., dismissed the Public Interest Litigation
ECI defers Rajya Sabha Poll in view of COVID-19
On 25.02.2020, Election Commission of India announced elections to the Council of States to fill 55 seats of Members from 17 States,
Jhar HC | ECI held empowered under Art. 324 and S. 28 of RP Act to transfer and divest ADG of Police of his duties till completion of elections
Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J. upheld an order passed by the Election Commission of India, dated 1-4-2019, whereby the petitioner — Additional
Breaking| A time has come that Parliament must make law to ensure that persons facing serious criminal cases do not enter into the political stream: SC
Supreme Court: The 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and R.F. Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra,