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Supreme Court examines legality of appointing persons with criminal background as Ministers. Interpretation of Articles 75 and 164 of the Constitution to uphold democratic integrity and combat criminalisation of politics.

The present writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was filed as a public interest litigation by the petitioner, Manoj Narula, challenging ...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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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 Quashes Removal of Sarpanch Under Section 39(1) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959 — Lack of Proper Enquiry and Non-Application of Mind. The court held that removal without affording opportunity of hearing and without proper enquiry is unsustainable.

The petitioner, Shri Jagdish Mannalalji Sancheriya, was directly elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Anji (Mothi), District Wardha in March 2019 fo...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Validity of 50% Reservation for Women in Gram Panchayats — Rule 3(1)(c) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats (Reservation of Seats for Women) Rules, 1995 Held Intra Vires the Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958 and Article 243D of the Constitution.

The case involves a Letters Patent Appeal filed by Shri Tatyasaheb Ramchandra Kale against the judgment of a Single Judge of the Bombay High Court dis...

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Bombay High Court Addresses Conflicting Precedents on Procedural Mandates for No Confidence Motions Under Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. Reference to Larger Bench Examines Whether Formal Motion and Seconding Requirement Under Rule 17 of Meeting Rules is Mandatory or Directory.

The appeal before the Bombay High Court arose from a no confidence motion passed against the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Theur, Pune. The appellant, wh...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councillor for Defection Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1986 — Failure to Prove Merger of Original Political Party Results in Confirmation of Disqualification Order.

The case involves two writ petitions filed by councillors of the Municipal Council, Sonpeth, challenging their disqualification under the Maharashtra ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Grampanchayat Resolution and Tahsildar's Order in Land Dispute. Court upholds validity of resolution and order, finding no violation of natural justice or statutory provisions.

The petitioners, twelve residents of Sangav, Taluka Kagal, District Kolhapur, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India bef...