Electoral Campaigns and Freedom of Speech: The Need for a fetter
by Swarnendu Chatterjee* & Anshita Khandelwal**
Elections
Speaker, Court and the Parliamentary Democracy in India
by Uday Shankar*
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,
Politicians facing charges whether to contest elections — SC to pronounce verdict today
Supreme Court: A 5-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra and R.F. Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra,
NOTA| “Idea may look attractive but its application defeats fairness ingrained in indirect election”: SC
“Introduction of NOTA will be an anathema to the fundamental criterion of democracy.” Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Dipak Misra
Decoding simultaneous elections
by Bhumesh Verma* and Soumya Shekhar **
NHRC issues notice to West Bengal Govt over reported killing of a political worker in Purulia
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a boy, belonging to Dalit Community
Aadhaar Hearing [Day 29]: Elections are being swayed using data analytics; Aadhaar may be used for the same: Justice Chandrachud
Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi continued with his arguments before the 5-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Dr. AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, Dr. DY
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with West Bengal Panchayat Polls
Supreme Court: The Bench of RK Agarwal and AM Sapre, JJ refused to extend the last date for the filing of nominations
Freedom of speech and expression doesn’t permit anyone to level unsubstantiated charges against constitutional bodies
Uttaranchal High Court: Addressing the present petition highlighting the apprehensions that are being raised upon the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and
SC of Canada: Individuals donning political T-shirts or displaying signs on windows do not come under the category of ‘sponsors’ for election advertising
Supreme Court of Canada: Determining some vital questions related to election advertising like whether, individuals or organizations who wish to “sponsor election
Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act to be interpreted purposively
Bombay High Court: In a recent case, an application for stay on his conviction by Sessions Court, Pune under Sections 304 and 34