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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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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses PIL Challenging Postponement of Local Body Elections Due to COVID-19. Court Upholds State Election Commission's Discretion to Postpone Elections Under Article 243U of Constitution and Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, Finding No Arbitrariness in Decision.

The petitioners, five individuals, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, challenging the decision ...

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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 State Election Commission's Power to Reschedule Panchayat Elections in Flood-Affected Areas. The Court held that the Election Commission's powers under Article 243-K are wide enough to postpone elections due to natural calamity to ensure free and fair elections.

The State of Maharashtra filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the directions issued by the State Election Commissio...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Gram Panchayat Election Process for Non-Compliance with Pre-Election Deposit Requirement. Petitioners failed to deposit required amount under Rule 7(2) of Maharashtra Gram Panchayat (Election) Rules, 2014, leading to rejection of nomination papers.

The petitioners, residents of Khuneshwar village in Solapur district, filed two writ petitions challenging the election process for the Gram Panchayat...