High Court of Karnataka Directs State Election Commission to Hold Elections for Mangalore City Corporation Within Six Weeks — Failure to Conduct Elections Within Five Months of Expiry of Term Violates Article 243U of Constitution of India. The court held that the constitutional mandate under Article 243U(3)(a) requires elections to be completed before the expiry of the term of the Corporation, and the inaction by the State Election Commission was unjustified.
27 Aug 2019The petitioners, residents of Mangalore, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a directio...




