UP Panchayat Polls: Plea Before Supreme Court Challenges High Court's Order Directing 2015 To Be Taken As Base Year For Reserving Seats
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UP Panchayat Polls: Plea Before Supreme Court Challenges High Court's Order Directing 2015 To Be Taken As Base Year For Reserving Seats

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A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's order dated 15th March that directed State of UP to take 2015 as base year instead of 1995 for reserving seats in upcoming UP panchayat polls, and hold elections by May 25th. The High Court had quashed an order issued by the Uttar Pradesh government dated 11th February, dealing with the reservation of seats for various categories of candidates in the polls, taking 1995 as the base year. The anomaly of this computation of the various constituencies of Jaunpur district is quite evident from the fact that for some of them the percentage of the Backward Class population is shown to be more than 100 percent The Allahabad High Court had on 15th March quashed an order issued by the Uttar Pradesh government dealing with the reservation of seats for various categories of candidates for the upcoming panchayat polls, taking 1995 as the base year. The High Court was hearing a PIL filed by one Ajay Kumar, who challenged the UP-State Government's decision to take 1995 as the base year, instead of 2015, for reserving the seats for upcoming panchayat polls.

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

A Calcutta High Court division bench of Chief Justice Sivagnaman and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, on Monday, took exception to the fact that a Public Interest Litigation filed by “independent voters” may have been politically motivated. The voters had complained that the unopposed elections of ruling-party candidates from their block, while stopping the nomination of rival “prospective candidates” took away …

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Live Law  

In the wake of alleged violence amid upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal, an urgent petition was mentioned today before the Calcutta High Court seeking declaration of State emergency and stoppage of elections, otherwise slated to be held on July 8. The plea was mentioned before a division bench of Chief Justice Sivagnaman and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta stating, "the …

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Caste-based survey | Dispose-off case as early as possible, Bihar Govt appeals to Patna High Court

The Hindu  

The Bihar Government on May 6 appealed the Patna High Court to ‘dispose-off’ the case of caste-based survey as soon as possible. Editorial | The caste imperative: On the subject of an updated caste census On May 4, the Patna High Court stayed the caste-based survey in its interim order while hearing a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay …

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Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Kerala High Court that had declared the election of CPI MLA A. Raja from Devikulam reserved constituency as void, on the ground that a practising Christian could not be a Scheduled Caste member. The Kerala High Court on 20th March 2023 had annulled the CPM MLA’s election stating that he …

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1 year, 11 months ago

WB panchayat polls: SC dismisses Adhikari's plea against Calcutta HC order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court declining to interfere with the West Bengal panchayat poll process. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala asked how can it stop elections midway when it is already scheduled. The Calcutta High Court …

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Live Law  

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Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 27 To March 5, 2023

Live Law  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass directions on a public interest litigation praying that Centre and Election Commission of India be directed to ascertain the feasibility of conducting elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly together in 2024.“We cannot do it. The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass directions on a public interest litigation praying …

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Live Law  

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