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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Intra-Court Appeals by Councillors Seeking Extension of Local Body Tenure. Constitutionally Fixed Five-Year Terms Under Article 243U Cannot Be Extended; Court Upholds Appointment of Administrators in Town Panchayats and Municipal Councils.

These intra‑court writ appeals under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961 arose from the dismissal of writ petitions by a learned Single ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Considers Writ Appeals by Councillors in Local Body Election Matter — Appeals challenge orders of Single Judge directing State Government and Election Commission.

Ten individuals, serving as councillors of various town panchayats and municipal councils in Belagavi district, filed writ appeals under Section 4 of ...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Third Extension of APMC Board in Solapur — Holds Successive Extensions Without Election Unlawful Under Maharashtra APMC Act, 1963. The court directed the Collector to hold elections within four months, failing which an Administrator must be appointed.

The petitioners, claiming to be members of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Karmala, challenged an order dated 19 April 2012 passed b...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification of Municipal Councillors for Defying Invalid Party Whip. Whip Issued by District President Not Binding Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1987.

The petitioners, Sahebrao Narayan Kharat, Bagwan Tamijabee Shaikh Ahmed, and Shaikh Khurshid Ahemad Gulam Jilani, were elected members of the Municipa...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councillor for Defection Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1986 — Failure to Prove Merger of Original Political Party Results in Confirmation of Disqualification Order.

The case involves two writ petitions filed by councillors of the Municipal Council, Sonpeth, challenging their disqualification under the Maharashtra ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Union of India in Section 17A Challenge — Prior Approval Requirement for Investigating Public Servants is Constitutionally Valid. Read Down to Mandate Independent Screening; Lokpal to Approve for Covered Public Servants.

The writ petition was filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of C...