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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Recall of Disqualification in Grampanchayat Election Expense Case. Petitioner Lacks Locus Standi Under Section 14B(2) of Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959.

The petitioner, Balaji Ganpati Pawar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court challenging an order dated 23rd August 2008 passed by the Sta...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Challenging Tribunal Order Quashing Lokayukta Investigation. Court holds that Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 does not require prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC for investigation of public servants.

The petitioner, Dadapeer Bhanuvalli, an Assistant Public Prosecutor, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 27.09.2021 passed by the Karnat...

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Supreme Court Reduces Disqualification Period for Delayed Submission of Election Expenses Under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act — Proportionality of Penalty Considered

The Supreme Court considered appeals against disqualification of elected members of Gram Panchayats under Section 14B of the Maharashtra Village Panch...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Councilor Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members Disqualification Act, 1986 for Joining Rival Party. Newspaper Reports of Joining Shiv Sena Constitute Sufficient Evidence of Voluntarily Giving Up Membership Under Section 3(1)(a) of the Act.

The Petitioner, Mahesh Vishnupant Kothe, was a councilor of the Solapur Municipal Corporation elected in 2012 on an Indian National Congress ticket. H...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Municipal Election Dispute — Sets Aside Dismissal of Election Petition for Non-Prosecution. Restoration of Election Petition Granted as Tribunal Failed to Consider Sufficient Cause for Absence Under Section 151 CPC.

The appellant, Mr. K. Krishnaraj Hegde, filed an election petition under Section 21 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation (Election) Act 1979 before ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Cancellation of Poll for Entire Division Upon Death of Candidate in Gram Panchayat Election. Rule 14-A of Bombay Gram Panchayat (Election) Rules, 1959 Mandates Countermanding of Poll for the Division, Not Just the Seat of Deceased Candidate.

The petitioners, three candidates contesting for different seats (open, OBC woman, and Scheduled Caste) in division no. 3 of Badnapur Gram Panchayat, ...