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Supreme Court Upholds Expulsion of MLC for Unparliamentary Conduct and Defiance of Ethics Committee — Principles of Natural Justice Not Violated as Petitioner Waived Right to be Heard by Repeatedly Avoiding Proceedings and Challenging Committee's Authority.

The petitioner, a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, challenged his expulsion from the Council based on a re...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty for Accused in Rape and Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 376 IPC sustained as witness testimonies were trustworthy and chain of circumstances was complete, applying last seen theory and Section 106 Evidence Act.

The Supreme Court of India heard a criminal appeal by an accused convicted under Sections 302 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the rape and...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Councillors' Appeals Against Disqualification for Defection Under Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 — Holds That Disqualification Proceedings Must Be Initiated Within Reasonable Time and Delay Amounts to Waiver.

The case involves a batch of writ appeals filed by councillors of various town municipal councils and town panchayats in Belagavi district, Karnataka,...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Councillors' Appeals Against Disqualification for Defection Under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 — Holds That Disqualification Proceedings Must Be Initiated by the Competent Authority Within a Reasonable Time and That the Doctrine of Waiver Applies to Delay.

The case involves multiple writ appeals filed by councillors of various town municipal councils and town panchayats in Karnataka, who were disqualifie...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Appeal on Maintainability of Writ Petition Against Bar Association. Court Examines Whether Bar Association is Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 in Dispute Over Co-Option of President.

The appeal arose from the dismissal of a writ petition by a Single Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on the ground of maintainability. The writ pet...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councillors Under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act for Defection — No-Confidence Motion Against Mayor Not a 'Split' Under Tenth Schedule Analogous Provisions.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by councillors of the Akola Municipal Corporation challenging their disqualification by the Divisional ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition, Sets Aside Disqualification of Sarpanch. Teacher in Aided School Not a Government Servant Under Section 14(i) of Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1958.

The petitioner, Shivaji Manohar Kale, was elected as a member and later as Sarpanch of Asegaon Gram Panchayat. Respondent No. 4 filed a complaint alle...