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"Landmark Judgment on Property Rights and Public Welfare in Mumbai" "Balancing property ownership with the collective good under India's constitutional framework."

The Supreme Court examined whether Chapter VIII-A of the MHADA Act aligns with the principles of Article 39(b) of the Indian Constitution, which aims ...

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High Court of Karnataka Disposes Writ Petitions Challenging Reservation and Voter List for Mayor Elections. Court Relies on Principle that Election Process Should Not Be Stalled by Judicial Intervention Absent Grave Illegality.

These writ petitions were filed before the High Court of Karnataka Kalaburagi Bench under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petitioners we...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses PILs Challenging Bye-Elections to Parliamentary Constituencies for Lack of Merit. Section 151A of Representation of the People Act, 1951 does not mandate simultaneous elections; bye-elections can be held separately.

The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions filed as public interest litigations challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduc...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Reduction in Nursing Council Representation Under 2013 Act. The Court upheld the Maharashtra State Board of Nursing and Paramedical Education Act, 2013, finding no violation of Article 14 in reducing elected members from five to one per region.

The petitioner, Smt. Indumati Tukaram Thorat, an elected member of the Maharashtra Nursing Council from the trained nurses assistants constituency, ch...

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High Court Upholds Quo Warranto Against Elected Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat on Ground of Caste Qualification. Court Directs Caste Verification Committee to Expedite Inquiry into Caste Certificate Validity.

These two intra-court appeals arose from the order dated 21.09.2017 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P. No.106417/2016. The writ petition was fil...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Draft Development Plan and Extension Under Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966. General Body Resolution Modifying Draft Plan Upheld as Legislative Function; Ex Post Facto Extension Held Permissible.

This judgment arose from writ petitions filed before the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the notification dated 4 February 2016 ...

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Bombay High Court Hears Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification of Municipal Councillors under Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act, 1965. The Minister's order was impugned on grounds of non-application of mind, lack of statutory violation, and absence of malafide intent.

The writ petition was filed by ten elected members of the Katol Municipal Council, including the President, ex-President, and councillors, challenging...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Standing Committee Election in Sangli Municipal Corporation Due to Invalid Nomination Process. Single Nomination for Mayor's Post Invalidates Election of Standing Committee Members Under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.

The petitioner, a councillor of the Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad Municipal Corporation, challenged the election of the Standing Committee held on 31.8.2012. ...

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Supreme Court Advisory Opinion Addresses Scope of Governor's and President's Powers Over State Legislation under Articles 200 and 201. Presidential Reference Seeks Clarity on Constitutional Discretion, Time Limits, and Justiciability in Light of Conflicting Judgments.

The President of India, exercising powers under Article 143(1) of the Constitution, referred fourteen questions to the Supreme Court on 13th May 2025,...