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High Court of Bombay Considers Application for Rejection of Election Petition Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. Matter Involves Scrutiny of Whether Election Petition Discloses Cause of Action and Complies with Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Background: The present application arose from an election petition challenging the biennial election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from the ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petitioner in Representation of the People Act, 1951 Case — Alleged Corrupt Practice of Bribery Not Proved. Seizure of Rs. 50 Lakhs in Candidate's Vehicle Without Evidence of Offer or Distribution to Electors Held Not to Constitute Bribery Under Section 123(1)(A).

The election petition challenged the election of the respondent, the official candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party, from the Dahisar Assembly Const...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petitions for Inclusion in Electoral Roll and Nomination Filing in Local Body Election. Court Directs Respondents to Consider Petitioners' Application for Inclusion in Electoral List and Permit First Petitioner to Contest Sidaganahalli Constituency.

The petitioners, Smt. Lakshmidevi and Suresh C. R., residents of Chikkapannepalya, Hathri Post, Kasaba Hobli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, filed...

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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 Writ Petition Challenging APMC Election Without Inclusion of Gram-Panchayat Members in Voters' List. Election process of APMC Tumsar set aside for non-compliance with Section 11(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development & Regulation) Act, 1963.

The petitioner, Sadashiv Shivaji Dhenge, was elected as Sarpanch of Gram-Panchayat Hardoli in 2017, which falls within the territorial jurisdiction of...