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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Interim Order in Panchayat Election Dispute, Reinstates Single Judge's Decision on Alternative Remedy Under Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Act and Constitutional Bar Under Article 243-O

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by Appellant against the interim order of Uttarakhand High Court Division Bench which had stayed the Single...

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Supreme Court Allows Recount in Gram Pradhan Election Dispute Due to Vote Count Discrepancy. Discrepancy Between Oral Statement and Form 46 Justifies Recount Under Section 12-C(1) of U.P. Panchayat Raj Act, 1947.

The appeal arises from a Gram Pradhan election dispute in village Chaka @ Chak, Uttar Pradesh. The appellant, Vijay Bahadur, was the vanquished candid...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Appointment of Nominated Councillor as Leader of House in Pune Municipal Corporation. Section 19-1A of Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 Does Not Require Leader to Be Elected Councillor; Term 'Councillor' Includes Nominated Members.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of a nominated Councillor as Leader of the House in the Pune Municipal Cor...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses Election Petition for Non-Compliance with Section 83 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 — Failure to Disclose Material Facts and Proper Verification Renders Petition Liable for Summary Dismissal.

The petitioner, Kishor Uttamrao Gajbhiye, filed an election petition under Section 80 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, challenging the e...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Setting Aside of Councillor's Election for Bribery Under Representation of the People Act. Payment of Rs.500 to a voter constitutes corrupt practice of bribery under Section 123(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the election of the returned candidate is void.

The case arises from an election petition filed by Respondent No.1 (original petitioner) challenging the election of the petitioner (original responde...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Zilla Parishad Member Challenging Election Disqualification on Age Grounds. School Register Entry Not Conclusive Proof of Age Under Section 16 of Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961.

The petitioner, Sou. Manisha Sanjay Waskar, was a member of the Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur, elected from Panchgaon constituency. Respondent No.1, Anil @...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Election Petition Dismissal in Cooperative Bank Election Dispute. Court holds that defects in election petition cannot be cured after expiry of limitation period under Rule 10 of Maharashtra Specified Societies Committees Election Rules, 1971.

The petitioner, Trimbak Patil, was declared elected as a member of the Managing Committee of the Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. (A...