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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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Karnataka High Court Upholds Constitutional Mandate for Timely Municipal Elections in BBMP. Amendment Act 17 of 2020 struck down as ultra vires Article 243-U of the Constitution.

The case involved a public interest litigation filed by two corporators of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) seeking directions to conduct...

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Writ Petitions Against Delimitation of Wards in Mysuru and Tumakuru City Corporations Heard by High Court. Petitioners claimed violation of Section 21 of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and non-compliance with delimitation guidelines.

The judgment dealt with a batch of writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the delimitation of wards...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councillors Under Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act for Defection — No-Confidence Motion Against Mayor Not a 'Split' Under Tenth Schedule Analogous Provisions.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by councillors of the Akola Municipal Corporation challenging their disqualification by the Divisional ...

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Karnataka High Court Considers Appeal Against Order Upholding Notice for No-Confidence Motion Against Municipal President. Single Judge Found No Requirement of Personal Service Under Section 47(2) of Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.

The writ appeal arose from a dispute regarding the convening of a special meeting of the City Municipal Council, Tumkur, to consider a no-confidence m...