'Position Of Office Bearers Highly Disputed': Delhi High Court Denies Permission To Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha To Contest Assembly Elections
3 years, 3 months ago

'Position Of Office Bearers Highly Disputed': Delhi High Court Denies Permission To Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha To Contest Assembly Elections

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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Swami Chakrapani, claiming to be the President of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, and seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to permit the party's office bearers to contest Assembly elections in several states.Noting that the factum of Chakrapani occupying the said position is highly disputed, a Division Bench of Chief. The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Swami Chakrapani, claiming to be the President of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, and seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to permit the party's office bearers to contest Assembly elections in several states. Background Chakrapani had preferred an appeal against a single Judge order refusing to direct the Election Commission to recognize the list of office bearers under his leadership as the National President of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. Singh added that by not accepting the names of office bearers of ABHM, the Election Commission has literally de-registered the party, which is impermissible in terms of the judgment rendered by the Supreme Court in Indian National Congress v. Institute of Social Welfare & Ors.. "People will keep filing claims in vested interest but that does not mean that my election in National assembly has gone.Only way to stop me is when someone else goes to court of law and gets an order against me," Singh argued.

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'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts

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Bombay High Court reserves order on election petition against Shiv Sena MP

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5 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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Lok Sabha Elections : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Rejection Of Independent Candidate's Nomination

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7 months ago

Calcutta HC’s OBC Order Gives BJP’s ‘Muslim Quota’ Charge a New Lease of Life in Last Leg of Elections

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BREAKING | Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Disqualify PM Narendra Modi From Contesting Elections, Calls It "Thoroughly Misconceived"
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The Delhi high court on Tuesday rejected Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition to release him from jail, noting that the Enforcement Directorate has sufficient evidence “at this stage which points out towards the guilt” of the Aam Aadmi Party convener for the commission of the offence of money laundering in relation to the Delhi excise policy case. Read here: …

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking direction on the Union Government and the Election Commission of India to urgently implement the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, to ensure the reservation of 33% seats for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024. As the plea was withdrawn, the court granted liberty to Yogamaya to file …

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The Muslim side has knocked the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court order allowing the advocate commissioner to survey at disputed site. The Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed a plea to appoint a court-monitored advocate commissioner to survey the disputed Shahi Idgah premises adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The application was filed in the pending …

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Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2

Live Law  

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Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition challenging the “First Level Check" of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verified Paper Trails conducted by the Election Commission of India in July this yer at eleven district offices in Delhi for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The PIL before Delhi High Court had been moved against the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Bombay High Court dismisses plea against appointment of former CBI chief

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a former Maharashtra police official who sought to quash the order appointing IPS officer Subodh Jaiswal as the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The plea, filed by retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Rajendra Trivedi, had also requested the court to restrain Jaiswal from carrying out his duties as …

State Election Commission Has No Role In Conducting General Elections: ECI To Delhi High Court In PIL Over ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs
1 year, 3 months ago

State Election Commission Has No Role In Conducting General Elections: ECI To Delhi High Court In PIL Over ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL against the conduct of State Election Commission during the “First Level Check" of EVMs and VVPATs at eleven district offices in the national capital for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.The petition was moved by Anil Kumar, President of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee which is a unit …

‘Public Interest Or Political Interest Litigation?’: Calcutta High Court In Plea For FIRs Against Suvendu Adhikari Over Panchayat Election Comments
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Public Interest Or Political Interest Litigation?’: Calcutta High Court In Plea For FIRs Against Suvendu Adhikari Over Panchayat Election Comments

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court today took up a PIL upon directions of the Supreme Court, pertaining to registration of FIRs and initiation of criminal proceedings against BJP's Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari. Mukherji, which had lifted a stay on coercive action against Adhikari, and directed the West Bengal police to register an FIR for his comments during …

Telangana High Court Disqualifies BRS MLA Vanama Rao
1 year, 4 months ago

Telangana High Court Disqualifies BRS MLA Vanama Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a day of legal trouble for elected representatives from the Bharata Rashtra Samiti, the Telangana High Court struck down the election of Kothagudem MLA Vanama Venkateswara Rao and declared his defeated rival, Jalagam Venkat Rao, elected. In another case, the Supreme Court allowed the Telangana High Court to hear a petition filed challenging the election of Zaheerabad MP …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23
1 year, 4 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23

Live Law  

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What Rahul Gandhi's plea before Supreme Court seeking stay on conviction says
1 year, 5 months ago

What Rahul Gandhi's plea before Supreme Court seeking stay on conviction says

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court challenging the Surat court order refusing to stay his conviction in a defamation case over an alleged remark about the "Modi" surname. Earlier, the Gujarat High Court had dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking a stay on his conviction. Rahul Gandhi would suffer irreparable loss if conviction not stayed According to the plea, …

'Rahul Gandhi's conviction just, proper': Gujarat High Court dismisses his plea in Modi surname case
1 year, 5 months ago

'Rahul Gandhi's conviction just, proper': Gujarat High Court dismisses his plea in Modi surname case

India Today  

In a big setback for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Gujarat high court on Friday upheld the Sessions court's order denying a stay on the conviction of his plea in a defamation case over his 2019 Modi surname remark. AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal said, "We will move the Supreme Court against Gujarat high court's order dismissing Rahul Gandhi's plea …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Election Violence: Calcutta High Court Finds Similarities In Voter's PIL And Petition Filed By Prospective Candidates, Says It's Prima Facie A 'Set Up'

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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