High Court of Karnataka Hears Batch of Petitions Challenging Reservation of Wards in Urban Local Body Elections
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petitioner in Representation of the People Act, 1951 Case — Alleged Corrupt Practice of Bribery Not Proved. Seizure of Rs. 50 Lakhs in Candidate's Vehicle Without Evidence of Offer or Distribution to Electors Held Not to Constitute Bribery Under Section 123(1)(A).
22 Feb 2019The election petition challenged the election of the respondent, the official candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, from the Dahisar Assembly Const...
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Election Commission's Order to Use College Premises for Polling Stations. Educational institutions cannot refuse to provide premises for election purposes under Article 243K and Section 26 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
9 Apr 2019The judgment involves two writ petitions filed before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench. The first petition was filed by Shri Gadge Maharaj Mahavidy...
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Application to Strike Out Pleadings in Election Petition Alleging Non-Disclosure of Assets and Criminal Cases. Court holds that allegations of suppression of material information in election affidavits constitute triable issues under Section 100(1)(d)(i) and (iv) of the Representation of People Act, 1951 and cannot be struck out at preliminary stage.
17 Feb 2011The Bombay High Court dismissed an application filed by the original respondent (the elected candidate) seeking to strike out paragraphs 12 to 18 of t...
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Madras High Court Allows Undertrial Prisoner to Vote via Postal Ballot in Assembly Elections — Right to Vote Not Extinguished by Detention. Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 does not apply to undertrials; court directs Election Commission to facilitate postal ballot.
22 Apr 2026The petitioner, Hari Nadar, an undertrial prisoner confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constit...
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High Court of Bombay Quashes Caste Validity and Show Cause Notice in Municipal Election Dispute Due to Procedural Lapses. Rival Candidate Locus Standi Recognized; Matter Remanded for Fresh Verification Following Madhuri Patil Guidelines.
11 Jun 2012Two writ petitions arose from the municipal council elections in Patur, District Akola, concerning the caste certificate of Syed Mujahid Iqbal, who cl...
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High Court Hears Writ Petition Against Disqualification of Councillor Under Section 10(1D) of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949. Alleged Illegal Construction by Councillor's Wife Was the Basis for Disqualification Under MRTP Act and MMC Act.
29 Nov 2021The petitioner, Avinash Ramesh Bagwe, was elected as a Councillor of the Pune Municipal Corporation on 23 February 2017 from a reserved Scheduled Cast...
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition for Non-Joinder of Necessary Parties Under Section 82 of Representation of People Act, 1951. Petitioner failed to implead all contesting candidates as required, leading to dismissal under Section 86(1).
9 Oct 2020The petitioner, Dr. Kanagsabapathy Sundaram Pillai, filed an election petition under Section 101 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, seeking a ...
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