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Karnataka High Court Allows Petition of Nominated Councilors in Municipal Election Dispute — Voting Rights Upheld Under Section 42(2) of Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. Nominated councilors are entitled to vote in election for President/Vice President as they are deemed councilors under the Act.

The petitioners, four nominated councilors of Malur Town Municipal Council, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India chall...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Frivolous Writ Petitions Seeking Inclusion in Voters List as Abuse of Process. Petitioners Found to Have Filed Multiple Baseless Petitions with Suppression of Facts, Leading to Dismissal with Costs of Rs. 25,000.

The petitioners, Pushpa B.R., Sanjeevmurthy, Karthik S Murthy, and Annapoorna B.S., filed four writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Consti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition to Declare Councilor's Office Vacant Due to Invalid Caste Certificate. The court held that the caste 'Vaishya-Wani' having been declared non-est, the election based on such caste is void ab initio.

The petitioners, Mr. Kaustubh D. Gokhale and Mr. Sulekh Anees Don, filed a writ petition challenging the inaction of the Commissioner of Kalyan Dombiv...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councilor Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1986 for Joining Rival Party. Newspaper Reports of Joining Shiv Sena Constitute Sufficient Evidence of Voluntarily Giving Up Membership Under Section 3(1)(a) of the Act.

The Petitioner, Mahesh Vishnupant Kothe, was a councilor of the Solapur Municipal Corporation elected in 2012 on an Indian National Congress ticket. H...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Land Acquisition for Garden and Playground in Development Plan. Land Reserved Under Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 Cannot Be Challenged on Grounds of Delay or Change of Purpose Once Acquisition Proceedings Are Initiated.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Abhijit Chandrakant Chaunda and Chandrashekhar Mallikarjunappa Bidve challenging the acquisition of ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Teacher's Writ Petition Against Cancellation of Permission for Newspaper Journalism. Municipal Council's Order Set Aside for Violation of Natural Justice and Lack of Opportunity of Hearing.

The petitioner, Anil Harishchandra Kadu, was employed as an Assistant Teacher with the Municipal Council, Achalpur (respondent No.2). He sought and wa...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Mayor's Approval for Leader of Opposition in Municipal Corporation. The court held that the leader of opposition is elected by the opposition group and the Mayor's approval is not required under Section 31A of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions concerning the appointment of the leader of opposition in the Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation. The pe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of Nomination in Municipal Election — Proposer Not Authorized Representative Under Rule 4 of Maharashtra Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats (Election of President) Rules, 1981.

The petitioner, Shri Mahesh V. Javkar, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Commissioner (Regional Director of Municipal Administration) ...