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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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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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Supreme Court Upholds Entry Tax on Industrial Townships — Industrial Townships Can Be Treated as 'Local Area' Under Entry 52 List II. Inclusion of industrial townships in definition of 'local area' for entry tax is constitutionally valid and does not violate Article 243-Q.

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals challenging the validity of entry tax levied on goods entering industrial townships under the Orissa E...

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Supreme Court Stays Local Body Elections in Tamil Nadu Over Delimitation and Reservation Issues. Delimitation Must Precede Elections to Ensure Constitutional Compliance Under Part IX of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of applications and writ petitions concerning local body elections in Tamil Nadu. The lead appellant, Dravida Mu...

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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...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Voting Rights for APMC Representatives in Legislative Council Elections. Agricultural Produce Market Committee Not a Local Authority Under Article 171 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Radhakishan Deorao Pathade, Chairman of the Super Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Aurangabad, filed a writ petition seek...

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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...