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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeals - Upholds Single Judge's Reversal of Disqualification of Councillors under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act. The Court held that the whip was not validly issued as there was no authorization from the municipal party under the Act and Rules.

The appeals arose from a disqualification proceeding under the Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986. The appellant, Gajanan...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Mayor's Approval for Leader of Opposition in Municipal Corporation. The court held that the leader of opposition is elected by the opposition group and the Mayor's approval is not required under Section 31A of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.

The judgment pertains to two writ petitions concerning the appointment of the leader of opposition in the Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation. The pe...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Disqualification Under Anti-Defection Law. Court's Analysis on Whether Absence from Meeting Amounts to Voluntarily Giving Up Membership Insufficiently Provided in Text.

The petitioner, a member of the Koratagere Town Panchayat elected under a Janatha Dal (Secular) ticket, filed this writ petition under Articles 226 an...

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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...