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Bombay High Court Quashes Divisional Commissioner's Order Declaring Group Leader of BJP Municipal Party for Lack of Jurisdiction. Commissioner Cannot Decide Group Leadership Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986 as Power is Limited to Disqualification of Members.

The petitioner, Bhagatram Ravalmal Balani, was elected as a councillor of the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation in 2018 on a BJP ticket. After the electio...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Section 9A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act Requiring Caste Validity Certificate for Councillors. Provision Held Valid as It Is a Reasonable Classification to Prevent Fraud on Reservation and Does Not Violate Articles 14 and 243T.

The petitioners, elected councillors of Jalna Municipal Council from reserved categories, challenged the constitutional validity of Section 9A of the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging Municipal Election Result Due to Minor Name Discrepancy. Variation in candidate's name between electoral roll and nomination form does not constitute corrupt practice under Section 33 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888.

The petitioner, Ansari Sana Masood, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order of the Small Cause Court, Mumbai, which dismissed her ele...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging Municipal Election Result Due to Minor Name Discrepancy. Variation in Name Between Electoral Roll and Nomination Form Does Not Constitute Corrupt Practice Under Section 33 of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888.

The petitioner, Ansari Sana Masood, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment of the Small Cause Court, Mumbai, which dismissed her election peti...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Municipal Election Dispute — Sets Aside Dismissal of Election Petition for Non-Prosecution. Restoration of Election Petition Granted as Tribunal Failed to Consider Sufficient Cause for Absence Under Section 151 CPC.

The appellant, Mr. K. Krishnaraj Hegde, filed an election petition under Section 21 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Election) Act 1979 before ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Candidature in Municipal Elections. Court holds that the petitioner failed to establish that the respondent was not a Hindu or that he was not a member of the Scheduled Caste community, and that the Caste Scrutiny Committee's decision was not challenged.

The judgment involves two writ petitions filed by Smt. Chaitrali Prakash Borhade and Prem Seva Mahila Mandal & Anr. challenging the candidature of Raj...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councillors for Defection Under Maharashtra Local Authorities Members' Disqualification Act, 1986. Petitioners disqualified for remainder of term for voluntarily giving up membership of political party by joining rival party after election.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by elected councillors of the Municipal Council, Loha, District Nanded, challenging their disqualificat...