Panchayat elections Archives

West Bengal Panchayat Election 2023: Central Forces to be deployed for 10 more days post elections due to apprehension of post-poll violence: Calcutta HC

“All that the court can hope is that the elections of the Panchayat to be held on 8th July, 2023 is peaceful and the public will be entitled to cast their vote without any fear in their mind.”

Case Briefs High Courts

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

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Acceptance of affidavit of assets and liabilities – raises presumption of validity of elected candidate’s nomination

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ and Anjana Mishra, J. dismissed an appeal challenging election of a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Any reform of electoral process have to be done via legislation; filing of electronic nominations in W.B. panchayat elections held not allowed: SC

“Any dispute in regard to the validity of the election has to be espoused by adopting a remedy which is known to

Case Briefs High Courts

FIR quashed in light of matter remaining pending since 20 years

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Amol Rattan Singh, J. quashed an FIR relating to ‘electoral offence’

Case Briefs Supreme Court

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