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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Unconstitutional Appointment of Administrator in Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation. Appointment of Administrator under Section 55A of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1971 without prior dissolution of elected body held illegal and ultra vires.

The judgment concerns three writ petitions filed by Bhagwan Shankar Bhalerao, Deepak Laxmandas Sirwani, and Vijay Chahu Patil challenging the appointm...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Constitutional Mandate for Timely Municipal Elections in BBMP. Amendment Act 17 of 2020 struck down as ultra vires Article 243-U of the Constitution.

The case involved a public interest litigation filed by two corporators of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) seeking directions to conduct...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses PIL Challenging Postponement of Local Body Elections Due to COVID-19. Court Upholds State Election Commission's Discretion to Postpone Elections Under Article 243U of Constitution and Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, Finding No Arbitrariness in Decision.

The petitioners, five individuals, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, challenging the decision ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Notification Extending Administrator's Term for Municipal Council — Election Must Be Held Within Three Months. Failure to Conduct Elections Within Stipulated Period Violates Section 47 of Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965.

The petitioners, residents of Satara Deolai Municipal Council area, challenged a notification dated 30th June 2015 issued by the State Government exte...