WRIT PETITION NO. 116 OF 2025
23 Apr 2025...
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Allows Petitioner to Lead Additional Evidence in Election Petition — Order Rejecting IA No.15 Quashed. The court held that when an additional issue is framed after closure of evidence, the party must be given an opportunity to lead evidence on that issue under Order XVIII Rule 17A CPC.
7 Jan 2025The petitioner, Kudleppa Chittaragi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 16.12.20...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Election Petition Filed Online Within Limitation Despite Procedural Deficiency. Procedural deficiency in online filing within limitation period does not render petition time-barred under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Election Rules, 1966.
21 Mar 2024The case involves two writ petitions challenging the dismissal of election petitions as time-barred by the District Judge, Raigad. The election result...
Supreme Court
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.
27 Jan 2023The 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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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Election Petition on Technical Grounds Due to Absence of Mandatory Affidavit for Corrupt Practice Allegations. The High Court had allowed dismissal application under Section 86(1) of Representation of People Act, 1951, finding total non-compliance with proviso to Section 83(1) requiring Form 25 affidavit when petition alleged corrupt practices under Sections 123 and 100.
13 Dec 2021The dispute arose from an election petition filed by the appellant, a candidate from the 16 Hassan Parliamentary Constituency in the 2019 elections, c...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Quashes Prosecution Direction Against Returning Officer in Election Petition Due to Lack of Intentional Falsehood and Procedural Lapse. The Court held that mere inconsistency in evidence without proof of deliberate falsehood does not justify perjury prosecution under Section 193 IPC, and failure to grant opportunity under Section 340 CrPC vitiates the direction.
3 Aug 2021The dispute arose from an election petition challenging the election of N.S. Nandiesha Reddy from the 151 K.R. Pura Legislative Assembly constituency ...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging MLA Election on Grounds of Improper Nomination Acceptance and Corrupt Practice. Defects in nomination form and affidavit were not substantial and bribery allegation was not proved under Section 100(1)(d)(i) and Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
23 Mar 2018The Petitioner, Balaram Dattatray Patil, filed an election petition challenging the election of the Respondent, Prashant Ram Thakur, to the Maharashtr...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Order Setting Aside Election of Councilor for Non-Disclosure of Criminal Cases. Failure to Disclose Pending Criminal Cases in Affidavit Under Section 5A of Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 Renders Election Void.
22 Jan 2018The petitioner, Shri Rajendra Jayant Devalekar, was elected as a Councilor of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation in the 2015 elections. Respond...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Election Tribunal's Order Declaring Election Void — Caste Certificate Validation by Scrutiny Committee Has Retrospective Effect. The court held that the election tribunal ought to have considered the subsequent validation of the caste certificate and that the burden of proof on the election petitioner was not discharged.
6 Oct 2016The petitioner, Mohammed Ishak Kasim Ali Shaikh, contested the municipal election from Ward No.156 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, which was rese...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Election Tribunal's Order Declaring Election Void — Caste Certificate Validation by Scrutiny Committee Has Retrospective Effect, Election of OBC Candidate Upheld. The court held that the validation of a caste certificate after the election date does not invalidate the election as the validation relates back to the date of the certificate.
6 Oct 2016The petitioner, Mohammed Ishak Kasim Ali Shaikh, contested and won the election for councillor from Ward No.156 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, a...
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