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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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Bombay High Court Quashes Corrigendum in Gram Panchayat Reservation Case — State Cannot Alter Reservation After Election Process Begins. Corrigendum Issued After Publication of Final Reservation List and Commencement of Election Process Held Invalid Under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959.

The petitioners, seven Gram Panchayats in Parli-Vaijnath taluka, Beed district, constituted under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, challe...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Notification Constituting Nagar Parishad at Nagbhid Under Section 3 of Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965 — Petitioners Challenge Inclusion of Their Gram Panchayats in Municipal Area Without Mandatory Inquiry and Hearing.

The petitioners, six women sarpanches of various gram panchayats in Nagbhid taluka, challenged the notification dated 11/4/2016 issued by the State of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Formation of Panvel Municipal Corporation. The Court Held That the Formation of a Municipal Corporation Is a Legislative Function and Not Subject to Principles of Natural Justice Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioners, The Grampanchayat Kharghar and United Kharghar Action Committee, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Nagar Panchayat Notification Under Section 341A of Maharashtra Municipal Councils Act. State Government's Discretion to Determine Area of Nagar Panchayat Upheld; No Obligation to Include All Surrounding Gram Panchayats.

The petitioner, Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Amgaon, filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging a notification dated 12.2.2015 issued by the State o...

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Bombay High Court Allows Grampanchayats to Participate in APMC Elections as Nominees of Local Authorities Under Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing Act. Grampanchayat Held to Be a Local Authority Entitled to Nominate Members to APMC Under Section 11 of the Act.

The judgment concerns four writ petitions filed by Grampanchayats (village councils) in Maharashtra challenging the rejection of their nomination form...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Parity for Grampanchayat Employees with State Government Employees. Grampanchayat Employees Not Entitled to Same Benefits as State Government Employees Under Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1958.

The petitioners, Maharashtra Rajya Grampanchayat Karmachari Mahasangh, a registered union of Grampanchayat employees, filed a writ petition seeking di...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Commissioner's Order in Gram Sabha Resolution Dispute — Procedural Irregularities in Gram Sabha Proceedings Render Resolution Invalid.

The Petitioner, Gajanan Baburao Sankpal, was the Chairman of the Pani Purvatha Ani Swachhata Samiti (Water Supply and Sanitation Committee) constitute...

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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...