Lok Sabha elections: Madras High Court orders notice to Dayanidhi Maran in case challenging his election from Chennai Central
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Madras High Court orders notice to Dayanidhi Maran in case challenging his election from Chennai Central

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered notice, returnable by September 27, 2024, to MP Dayanidhi Maran on an election petition filed by M.L. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh passed the orders after it was brought to his notice that the petitioner was one of the contestants in the Lok Sabha elections held this year and that the present plea had been filed on multiple grounds, including alleged corrupt practices. The petitioner’s counsel T. Sivagnanasambandan said the MP’s political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam had issued a full-page He brought to the notice of the court that the election rules insist on concluding campaigns 48 hours before the hour fixed for the conclusion of polling and therefore, the In his petition, the litigant said the intention behind maintaining a ‘silence period’ before the day of polling was to let the voters take a decision without being influenced by external stimuli, but the party to which the MP belonged had blatantly violated the rule. Another election petition Hearing yet another election petition filed by Nainar Nagendran of the BJP, Justice G. Jayachandran on Friday ordered notice, returnable by four weeks, to MP C. Robert Bruce, who represents the Tirunelveli parliamentary constituency.

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha
1 week, 5 days ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 2019 Election Of Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhbir Singh Badal To Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the Shiromani Akali Dal leader and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal's election in 2019 general elections, noting that an election petition cannot be entertained based on vague averments. Therefore, in the absence of material facts regarding non-furnishing of complete particulars in Form 26, the charge is unsustainable.” The Court further …

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

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

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Monday reserved its order on an election petition filed by Shahaji N Thorat, a taxi driver who contested the recent parliamentary elections and lost the Mumbai Northeast seat to Shiv Sena candidate Sanjay Dina Patil. Thorat initially filed the petition against the Election Commission and Patil, later seeking to amend it to include all candidates …

Supreme Court stays proceedings on election petition against AAP's Durgesh Pathak
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court stays proceedings on election petition against AAP's Durgesh Pathak

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice on a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Durgesh Pathak, in which he sought quashing of an election petition that challenged his victory in the 2022 Delhi Assembly bypoll. Providing relief to the AAP MLA from Delhi's Rajinder Nagar, the court also, in the interim, stayed further proceedings in the election …

Bombay High Court directs Shinde faction MP Ravindra Waikar to respond to plea challenging his Lok Sabha win
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court directs Shinde faction MP Ravindra Waikar to respond to plea challenging his Lok Sabha win

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday sought a response from Eknath Shinde faction Shiv Sena Member of Parliament, Ravindra Waikar directing him to submit an affidavit responding to a petition filed by Shiv Sena faction’s Amol Kirtikar. Mr. Kirtikar has challenged Mr. Waikar’s election as an MP from the Mumbai North West constituency in the recently held Lok Sabha polls …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 26 - September 1, 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 26 - September 1, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 330 To 2024 LiveLaw 334 NOMINAL INDEX The State of Tamil Nadu v. SG Pushpalatha Gracelin and others, 2024 LiveLaw 330 R Rakkiyappan v. The State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw 331 CS Vaidyanathan v The Commissioner, HR & CE Department, 2024 LiveLaw 332 ANS Prasad v The Secretary and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 333 The Project Director, …

Maneka’s plea against Sultanpur MP’s election: Allahabad HC reserves order on maintainability
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Maneka’s plea against Sultanpur MP’s election: Allahabad HC reserves order on maintainability

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday reserved its order on the maintainability of the petition filed by former BJP MP from Sultanpur Maneka Gandhi challenging the election of Samajwadi Party MP Rambhual Nishad. Nishad’s election was challenged on the grounds of not disclosing all the pending criminal cases against him at the time of filing his …

Bombay HC issues summons to newly elected Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Waikar on election plea filed by Amol Kirtikar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay HC issues summons to newly elected Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Waikar on election plea filed by Amol Kirtikar

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on July 29 issued summons to newly elected Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Waikar on an election petition filed by Shiv Sena candidate Amol Kirtikar challenging Mr. Waikar’s election from the Mumbai North-West constituency in the Lok Sabha 2024 election. Advocate Amit Karande, representing Mr. Kirtikar, stated in the petition, “The high-handed hastiness and palpable arbitrariness on …

Lok Sabha Elections : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Rejection Of Independent Candidate's Nomination
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Law  

The Supreme Court refused to entertain the petition filed by Abhishek Dangi challenging his rejection of nomination from Jehanabad Constituency as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Aravind Kumar was hearing a Special Leave Petition challenging the Patna High Court's order that had dismissed the Writ petition filed by him. …

Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court refuses to order special polling in Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency for left out voters
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court refuses to order special polling in Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency for left out voters

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, refused to order special polling for the Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency for those who could not exercise their franchise because of their names having been rescinded from the electoral list. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice G. Chandrasekharan disposed of a public interest litigation petition filed …

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court orders notice to ED on plea to take action against BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and Congress’s C. Robert Bruce
8 months ago

Seizure of ₹3.99 crore | Madras High Court orders notice to ED on plea to take action against BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and Congress’s C. Robert Bruce

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday, April 22, 2024, ordered notice to Enforcement Directorate on a plea to take action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 with respect to the seizure of ₹3.99 crore from three train passengers at Tambaram railway station in Chennai on April 7, and another reported seizure of ₹28.5 lakh from DMK’s Tirunelveli East …

Lok Sabha polls | ECI tells Madras High Court action will be taken based on police report on seizure of ₹3.99 crore from train passengers
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | ECI tells Madras High Court action will be taken based on police report on seizure of ₹3.99 crore from train passengers

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday, April 18, 2024, recorded the submission of the Election Commission of India that it would take further action on the seizure of ₹3.99 crore, from three passengers of a train bound to Tirunelveli from Chennai, after the police completes its investigation and files a final report. Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. …

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | A sitting Parliamentarian’s quest to retain Thoothukudi constituency

The Hindu  

Ten years after its creation, following a delimitation, the politically nondescript Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency achieved a high-profile status in 2019 when DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi entered the fray against BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Now Ms. Soundararajan’s decision to opt for the Chennai South constituency has left Thoothukudi with not-so prominent names, apart from Ms. Kanimozhi, …

Lok Sabha polls | Two more cases against T.N. BJP president Annamalai in Coimbatore, third in a week
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Two more cases against T.N. BJP president Annamalai in Coimbatore, third in a week

The Hindu  

The police registered two cases against Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai, party functionaries and cadre for various offences, including unlawful assembly, for their alleged election campaigning at Ondipudur in Coimbatore post 10 p.m. on Sunday. The Singanallur police registered a case against Mr. Annamalai, party functionaries R. Doraisamy alias ‘Challenger’ Durai, Vijayakumar, Chidambaram and BJP cadre, based on the …

Cash for vote | Tamil Nadu police summon BJP candidate Nainar Nagenthran
8 months, 1 week ago

Cash for vote | Tamil Nadu police summon BJP candidate Nainar Nagenthran

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu police have issued summons to Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency candidate Nainar Nagenthran of the Bharatiya Janata Party in connection with an alleged cash-for-vote scam. A week after ₹3.98 crore was seized from three passengers — S. Satish and S. Naveen of Agaram in Chennai and S. Perumal of Srivaikundam in Thoothukudi district — travelling in the Chennai-Tirunelveli …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to address rally with Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi to address rally with Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore

India TV News  

Congress leader and former party president Rahul Gandhi will address election rallies in Tamil Nadu on Friday. The Wayanad MP will address a public meeting in Coimbatore along with DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin. Lok Sabha elections 2024 The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world’s biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with …

Lok Sabha polls | BJP’s Tirunelveli candidate Nainar Nagenthran in trouble following seizure of ₹3.98 crore
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | BJP’s Tirunelveli candidate Nainar Nagenthran in trouble following seizure of ₹3.98 crore

The Hindu  

In what could cause potential trouble to BJP’s Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency candidate Nainar Nagenthran, election officials on Saturday night seized ₹3.98 crore cash from three passengers linked to him travelling on board Nellai Express at Tambaram railway station. According to police sources, the first accused in the case, who could not account for the money, gave a statement to …

MP High Court Stays Bailable Warrants Issued By MP/MLA Court Against Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan & State's BJP President
8 months, 2 weeks ago

MP High Court Stays Bailable Warrants Issued By MP/MLA Court Against Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan & State's BJP President

Live Law  

In a relief to the state's ruling party which is confronted by the upcoming General Elections, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed a special court's order issuing bailable warrants against Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP State President Vishnu Datt Sharma for not furnishing personal undertakings in a criminal defamation case. The single judge bench of Justice Sanjay …

Lok Sabha polls | Edappadi Palaniswami slams A. Raja, DMK top brass for corruption and drug trade in T.N.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Edappadi Palaniswami slams A. Raja, DMK top brass for corruption and drug trade in T.N.

The Hindu  

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and general secretary of the AIADMK Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, trained his guns at DMK’s A. Raja, T.N. Speaking at an election rally in Udhagamandalam, Mr. Palaniswami said that Nilgiris Lok Sabha M.P., A. Raja, who is contesting again in the upcoming elections, had been accused in the ₹1.72 lakh crore …

Lok Sabha elections | Rahul Gandhi to submit nomination papers for Wayanad constituency today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections | Rahul Gandhi to submit nomination papers for Wayanad constituency today

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will reach the district on April 3 to submit his nomination papers at the collectorate here for the Wayanad parliamentary constituency after leading a roadshow at Kalpetta in Wayanad. The roadshow will begin from the bus stand premises at 11 a.m. All India Congress Committee general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi and K.C. Hassan, and senior party leader …

Lok Sabha polls | AIADMK leader Edappadi Palaniswami campaigns during morning walk in Tirupattur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | AIADMK leader Edappadi Palaniswami campaigns during morning walk in Tirupattur

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition in T.N., Edappadi K. Palaniswami met members of the public and traders at the common market in Sakthi Nagar in Tirupattur town, and campaigned for the party’s Tiruvannamalai Parliamentary constituency candidate, S. Kaliyaperumal, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Veeramani, who is in-charge of Tirupatur district for the AIADMK, Mr. Palaniswami spent about …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 25 - March 31, 2024
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 25 - March 31, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 131 To 2024 LiveLaw 142 NOMINAL INDEX T.Senguttuvan v Ashokkumar K and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 131 Thai Mookambikaa Ladies Hostel v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw 132 Suo Motu v State of Tamil Nadu and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 133 Simon and Others v State, 2024 LiveLaw 134 Srikaran V @ Murugan v The Director of Rehabilitation, 2024 …

Lok Sabha polls | DMK Coimbatore candidate files nomination on final day
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | DMK Coimbatore candidate files nomination on final day

The Hindu  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate for the Lok Sabha polls Ganapathy P. Rajkumar filed his nomination with the returning officer for Coimbatore Kranthi Kumar Pati on the final day on Wednesday. Of them, 14 nominations are by Independent candidates BJP candidate K. Vasantha Rajan submitted his nomination papers on the final day. As many as 23 Independent candidates filed their …

DMK, AIADMK spar over order of filing nomination for Chennai North seat
8 months, 4 weeks ago

DMK, AIADMK spar over order of filing nomination for Chennai North seat

The Hindu  

A heated argument broke out between HR&CE Minister P.K. Sekarbabu of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and former Minister D. Jayakumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and their party cadre on Monday over the order of filing nominations for the Lok Sabha election at the office of the Greater Chennai Corporation Regional Deputy Commissioner Officer. Returning Officer Katta …

Lok Sabha polls | BJP, AIADMK cadres face-off in Udhagamandalam, police use force to disperse cadres
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | BJP, AIADMK cadres face-off in Udhagamandalam, police use force to disperse cadres

The Hindu  

There was high drama in Udhagamandalam on Monday, March 25, 2024, after police resorted to the use of force to disperse both AIADMK and BJP cadres as tension flared over the filing of nominations. While Mr. Murugan was filing his nomination, top AIADMK party functionaries, including district secretary ‘Kappachi’ D. Vinoth, former Rajya Sabha MP and current Mettupalayam MLA, A. …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: four candidates file nomination on first day in Chennai
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: four candidates file nomination on first day in Chennai

The Hindu  

On the first day, only four candidates filed nominations for Lok Sabha elections in Chennai. Yet, political or related The Greater Chennai Corporation peeled several posters, banners and removed flag staff in many areas as per Model Code of Conduct of Election Commission of India. Yet, the political or related ECI Inspection With about a month for the Lok Sabha …

Lok Sabha election for T.N. to be held on April 19; bypoll only for Vilavancode, says CEO
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election for T.N. to be held on April 19; bypoll only for Vilavancode, says CEO

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo on Saturday said the Lok Sabha election for the entire State would be held on April 19, and along with it the bypoll would be held only for the Vilavancode Assembly constituency. A press note issued by Election Commission of India said it has decided to hold byelections to fill vacancies in the …

Karnataka High Court Disqualifies JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna Citing Irregularities In Election Affidavit
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Disqualifies JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna Citing Irregularities In Election Affidavit

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday declared the election of MP Prajwal Revanna of the Janatha Dal Secular Party as null and void for filing false information in his election affidavit.Justice K Natarajan while pronouncing the order said, “Both the Election petitions are allowed in part. The Karnataka High Court on Friday declared the election of MP Prajwal Revanna of …

Madras High Court Declares Election Of AIADMK MP P Ravindranath Null And Void
1 year, 5 months ago

Madras High Court Declares Election Of AIADMK MP P Ravindranath Null And Void

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has declared the election of P. Ravindranath, son of former Tamil Nadu CM O Paneerselvan and the sole Member of Parliament from the AIADMK party null and void. "For all the reasons stated above, this Court holds that the affidavit filed under Rule 4 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, has not been validly made, …

No Hurry for Wayanad Bypolls, Says EC After Rahul Gandhi Disqualified as MP from Lok Sabha Seat
1 year, 8 months ago

No Hurry for Wayanad Bypolls, Says EC After Rahul Gandhi Disqualified as MP from Lok Sabha Seat

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued dates for bypolls in various Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies across the country but the mention of Wayanad was missing. Last week, the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala was declared vacant after MP Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Parliament as he was sentenced to a two-year jail term in a criminal …

Special Sunday Sitting: Madras High Court Gives Nod For AIADMK General Secretary Election, Restrains Party From Declaring Results For Now
1 year, 9 months ago

Special Sunday Sitting: Madras High Court Gives Nod For AIADMK General Secretary Election, Restrains Party From Declaring Results For Now

Live Law  

The Madras High court on Sunday held a special sitting to hear the pleas of expelled AIADMK leaders Manoj Pandian, R Vaithilingam & JCD Prabhaka for stay on the election to the post of general secretary, which is scheduled to be held on Thursday. Through the resolutions, Pandian, along with others including former CM O Paneerselvam were expelled from the …

Vague Pleadings, Can Be "Copied-Pasted" In Almost Every Election Petition: High Court Rejects Challenge To Election of Indore MP Shankar Lalwani
2 years, 2 months ago

Vague Pleadings, Can Be "Copied-Pasted" In Almost Every Election Petition: High Court Rejects Challenge To Election of Indore MP Shankar Lalwani

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently allowed an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, thereby rejecting an election petition for not raising specific allegations or demonstrating a genuine cause of action. Shankar Lalwani, Lok Sabha member from Indore Constituency had moved an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC seeking rejection of the election petition filed by …

Karnataka Municipalities Act | Contesting Candidates Must Lodge Accounts Of Electoral Expenses With Returning Officer In 30 Days Of Result: High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka Municipalities Act | Contesting Candidates Must Lodge Accounts Of Electoral Expenses With Returning Officer In 30 Days Of Result: High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of State Election Commission, disqualifying four persons from continuing as the elected members of Municipality over their failure to lodge a true and correct account of electoral expenditure with the Returning Officer within prescribed time.In doing so, a division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi upheld …

DMK candidate Abdulla elected unopposed to RS after nomination of 3 other candidates found invalid
3 years, 3 months ago

DMK candidate Abdulla elected unopposed to RS after nomination of 3 other candidates found invalid

India Today  

The DMK’s candidate in Tamil Nadu, MM Abdulla, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on Friday, after the nomination papers of three independent candidates were rejected. On September 2, a statement issued by Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretary K Srinivasan said that the nomination filed by Abdulla was found valid and those filed by three independent candidates were invalid. …

TN Assembly polls | ₹18 lakh seized from AIADMK man, others in Katpadi
3 years, 8 months ago

TN Assembly polls | ₹18 lakh seized from AIADMK man, others in Katpadi

The Hindu  

The Election Expenditure Observer in Katpadi seized more than ₹18 lakh from a group of people suspected to be from the ruling AIADMK in Katpadi early on Friday. According to sources Amit Kadam, the election expenditure observer, was on night rounds on Thursday. Mr. Kadam immediately alerted the Returning Officer G. Puniyakoti and he in turn alerted the Vellore Collector …

Let Employees Cast Their Vote On Election Day, Even If It Causes Inconvenience To Employers: Madras High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Let Employees Cast Their Vote On Election Day, Even If It Causes Inconvenience To Employers: Madras High Court

Live Law  

In a significant observation, the Madras High Court on Thursday said that at least on the date of the election, every citizen should make it possible for every other citizen to participate in the celebration of democracy. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy made an ardent appeal to all the employers to make it possible …

'Strict' Election Commission Can Ensure Govt. Funds Aren't Brazenly Used For Campaigning Purposes Madras High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

'Strict' Election Commission Can Ensure Govt. Funds Aren't Brazenly Used For Campaigning Purposes Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that in an ideal situation, there should be a level playing field where the government functionaries do not use the perks and benefits in the office while they campaign for election purposes. However, the Court further said, " A strict Election Commission can, nonetheless, put some guidelines in place, in addition to the …

Harivansh vs Tiruchi Siva: Battle Heats up for Post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
4 years, 3 months ago

Harivansh vs Tiruchi Siva: Battle Heats up for Post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman

News 18  

It will be a contest between NDA candidate Harivansh and Opposition joint candidate Tiruchi Siva for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, elections for which are scheduled for 3pm on the first day of the Parliament’s Monsoon Session on September 14. Sources say Azad has spoken to close to 10 like-minded parties, including DMK’s MK Stalin who cleared …

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