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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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Bombay High Court Quashes University Election Results for Violation of Secret Ballot Requirement. Election of Faculty Representatives to Goa University Senate set aside as election was conducted by show of hands instead of secret ballot, violating Ordinance 3.1.1 of Goa University.

The petitioners, students of St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, filed a writ petition challenging the election of respondent nos. 4 and 5 as University Fac...

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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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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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Bombay High Court Quashes Appointment of Administrator in Co-operative Bank Case for Violation of Natural Justice. Order under Section 77A of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 set aside as passed without notice or hearing.

The Bombay High Court dealt with two writ petitions challenging an order dated 21st December 2004 passed by the Divisional Joint Registrar of Co-opera...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeals in Cricket Association Election Dispute — Interim Order Set Aside for Lack of Jurisdiction. Court holds that disputes relating to internal elections of a society are not maintainable in civil court without exhausting remedies under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

The case involves two appeals arising from a suit filed by Gopinath Munde against the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and its office bearers, includi...