Provide Documents Relating To Haryana Assembly Election To Mehmood Pracha: Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs ECI
3 months, 1 week ago

Provide Documents Relating To Haryana Assembly Election To Mehmood Pracha: Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs ECI

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India to provide required documents of Haryana Assembly Elections to Advocate Mehmood Pracha.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj in his order said, "Taking into the consideration the provisions of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, the respondents are directed to supply the copy of the requisite. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India to provide required documents of Haryana Assembly Elections to Advocate Mehmood Pracha. Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj in his order said, "Taking into the consideration the provisions of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, the respondents are directed to supply the copy of the requisite documents, other than the documents qua which a restriction has been imposed under the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, within a period of 06 weeks of submission of such an application and deposit of the requisite charges by the petitioner." Considering the provisions of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, the Court directed the ECI to supply the copy of the requisite documents, except the documents which are restricted under the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, within a period of 06 weeks of submission of such an application and deposit of the requisite charges by the petitioner.

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ECI invites political parties to discuss strengthening of election process within legal framework
1 week, 3 days ago

ECI invites political parties to discuss strengthening of election process within legal framework

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid raging row over duplicate Electoral Photo Identity Card numbers, the Election Commission of India has written to all political parties, asking them to participate in a meeting to strengthen the election process within the legal framework indicating that such an interaction could take place at their convenience. In the meantime, the ECI has also invited suggestions from …

Can’t micromanage party’s internal affairs: Court on EC
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Can’t micromanage party’s internal affairs: Court on EC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has held that the Election Commission of India cannot micromanage a party’s internal affairs, including the election of office bearers. Can’t micromanage party’s internal affairs: Court on EC A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela opined that the ECI under section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act was only under …

Will Decide Congress MP Randeep Surjewala's Plea For Electoral Rolls Of Maharashtra, Haryana Within Three Months: ECI To Delhi High Court
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Will Decide Congress MP Randeep Surjewala's Plea For Electoral Rolls Of Maharashtra, Haryana Within Three Months: ECI To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea filed by Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala seeking a direction on the Election Commission of India to decide his representation seeking supply of the electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls conducted in the States of Maharashtra and Haryana from 2009 to 2024.Justice Jyoti Singh took on …

Madras High Court allows Election Commission to inquire into AIADMK leadership dispute
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras High Court allows Election Commission to inquire into AIADMK leadership dispute

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted the Election Commission of India to find out if there were rival groups staking claim over the AIADMK, and decide which of those groups was actually entitled to be recognised as the political party. Third Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and G. Arul Murugan held that the ECI could not be prevented …

Haryana Cong demands next month’s civic polls be held using ballot papers
1 month, 1 week ago

Haryana Cong demands next month’s civic polls be held using ballot papers

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana unit of Congress on Monday demanded that the next month’s civic polls in the state be held using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines to ensure transparency. The Haryana State Election Commission had last week announced that the general elections for seven municipal corporations, four municipal councils, and 21 municipal committees will be held on March 2, …

Congress gears up for municipal elections in Haryana
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress gears up for municipal elections in Haryana

The Hindu  

Four months after the Congress lost the Haryana Assembly poll to the Bharatiya Janata Party in a close electoral contest, the party has geared up for yet another round of political slugfest contesting the municipal corporation wards and council president elections on its symbol for the first time. Though the Congress has never contested the municipal polls on its symbol …

ECI Can't Supervise Internal Elections Of Political Parties Under Section 29A Of Representation Of People Act: Delhi High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ECI Can't Supervise Internal Elections Of Political Parties Under Section 29A Of Representation Of People Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Election Commission of India does not have supervisory jurisdiction regarding internal matters of elections of political parties under Section 29A of Representation of People Act, 1951. “….but once a political party is registered, Section 29A does not confer upon the ECI any supervisory jurisdiction to review whether the party adheres to its …

Haryana: Election Commission announces election schedule for civic body polls | Check dates of voting, result
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: Election Commission announces election schedule for civic body polls | Check dates of voting, result

India TV News  

The Haryana State Election Commission on Tuesday announced to hold elections in seven municipal corporations, four municipal councils and 21 municipal committees in the state. Dhanpat Singh, the State Election Commissioner announced the poll dates and said that with the announcement of the elections, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force in the areas under the civic bodies …

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking ECI To Specify Special Circumstances For Using EVMs In Each Constituency
2 months ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking ECI To Specify Special Circumstances For Using EVMs In Each Constituency

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to comply with Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 before proceeding with any elections through EVMs. Section 61A RPA states that "Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, the giving and recording of votes by voting …

High Court Expresses Shock Over Punjab Election Commissioner Allowing Nominated State Functionaries To Manage Municipal Bodies Sans Election
2 months ago

High Court Expresses Shock Over Punjab Election Commissioner Allowing Nominated State Functionaries To Manage Municipal Bodies Sans Election

Live Law  

It is an extremely sorry state of affairs especially in a democratic polity, the Punjab & Haryana High Court said while expressing shock to note that despite the constitutional mandate to hold election before the last term Punjab State Election Commission allowed State to manage Municipal bodies without election since last 4-5 years.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sudhir Singh …

Delhi High Court Grants Custody Parole To Tahir Hussain For Filing Nomination Papers For Assembly Polls
2 months ago

Delhi High Court Grants Custody Parole To Tahir Hussain For Filing Nomination Papers For Assembly Polls

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted custody parole to former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain for subscribing Oath and for filing his nomination papers in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party. This was after the Delhi Police opposed Hussain's interim bail plea but took a stand that it …

High Court Upholds Removal Of Haryana Municipal Council President For Submitting Fake Class VIII Marksheet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

High Court Upholds Removal Of Haryana Municipal Council President For Submitting Fake Class VIII Marksheet

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the removal of Haryana's Sohna Municipal Council President on the grounds of submitting a “fake” class VIII marksheet. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Sudeepti Sharma said, “What magnifies the ill conduct of the present petitioner as but arises from the withholding of the original, wherefrom an adverse inference has been drawn against her, …

Oppn slams ECI for tweaking rule on poll videos
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oppn slams ECI for tweaking rule on poll videos

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union government’s recent amendment restricting public access to electronic election materials, such as CCTV footage and webcasting at polling booths, strong rooms, and counting tables, has drawn sharp criticism from Opposition parties. Based on the Election Commission of India’s recommendation, the law ministry on Friday altered Rule 93 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, limiting the …

Why is ECI afraid of transparency: Congress after election rule tweak
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is ECI afraid of transparency: Congress after election rule tweak

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Election Commission for tweaking an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras and webcasting footage, asking why the poll panel was afraid of transparency. The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras …

Centre amends Conduct of Election Rules to limit public access to poll documents
3 months ago

Centre amends Conduct of Election Rules to limit public access to poll documents

New Indian Express  

The Centre has amended the Conduct of Election Rules thereby restricting access to certain documents. The move comes close on the heels of the Punjab and Haryana High Court directing the Election Commission to provide all poll-related documents during the recent Haryana Assembly elections. On December 20, the Union ministry of law and justice notified that the general public cannot …

Punjab Govt Defers Civic Body Polls In Certain Wards After Plea Before HC Alleges Snatching Of Nomination Papers In Front Of Police
3 months ago

Punjab Govt Defers Civic Body Polls In Certain Wards After Plea Before HC Alleges Snatching Of Nomination Papers In Front Of Police

Live Law  

The Punjab Government today deferred the Municipal Corporation elections in certain wards of Patiala and Dharamkot district after a plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court was filed alleging snatching of nomination papers in front of police. Justice Harkesh Manuja noted that, “It has also been assured by learned Advocate General, Punjab, that proceedings in accordance with law shall …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Videography Of Nomination Paper Filing In Municipal Corporation Elections
3 months, 1 week ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Videography Of Nomination Paper Filing In Municipal Corporation Elections

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed the Punjab State Election Commission to video-graph the filing of nomination papers in the upcoming Punjab Municipal Corporation Election scheduled on December 21. A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Kirti Singh in its order directed the State Election Commission, "that as and when municipal elections are conducted to …

'Things Will Fall In Place': High Court Grants Further 15 Days To Punjab Election Commissioner For Notifying Municipal Election Schedule
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Things Will Fall In Place': High Court Grants Further 15 Days To Punjab Election Commissioner For Notifying Municipal Election Schedule

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday granted further 15 days time to the Punjab Election Commissioner- to initiate the process of conducting Municipal Corporation election in the State.The development comes in a contempt plea filed against the officer for not following Court's direction to initiate the process of holding elections.42 municipal councils and nagar. The Punjab and Haryana …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2018
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2018

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upholds the constitutionality of Haryana Municipal Act, 2018 whereby the State Election Commission was empowered to remove to remove municipal presidents and members on grounds of statutory disqualification under section 13 A of the Act. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said that Article 243V of the Constitution explicitly allowed state legislatures to …

Ludhiana: Electoral registration officers appointed
4 months ago

Ludhiana: Electoral registration officers appointed

Hindustan Times  

The district administration has appointed electoral registration officers and assistant electoral registration officers in all the 95 wards falling under the jurisdiction of the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation as well as the Municipal Councils of Machhiwara, Malaud, Mullanpura Dakha, Sahnewal, Khanna and Samrala. Ludhiana: Electoral registration officers appointed Additional deputy commissioner Harjinder Singh Bedi said these officials have been appointed with …

Election Tribunal's Discretion Under Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules To Appoint Commissioner For Recording Evidence Is Enabling: High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Election Tribunal's Discretion Under Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules To Appoint Commissioner For Recording Evidence Is Enabling: High Court

Live Law  

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court ruled that Rule 85 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules, did not prohibit the Election Tribunal from appointing a Court Commissioner for examining a witness because the discretion provided in proviso to the Rule made the provision enabling and not prohibitory. A single judge bench of Justice Kuldeep Mathur in its order …

Punjab & Haryana HC Warns Of ₹50K Cost On Officer If Direction To Initiate Punjab Municipal Polls Is Not Complied In 10 Days
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Warns Of ₹50K Cost On Officer If Direction To Initiate Punjab Municipal Polls Is Not Complied In 10 Days

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has warned imposing a litigation cost of Rs.50,000 if direction to initiate the process of holding elections by notifying election programmes in all the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations in Punjab is not complied.On October 14, the Court had issued a writ of mandamus to the Punjab's State Election Commission and Punjab Government to initiate …

‘Postmortem being done’: Ashok Gehlot reveals what happened at Congress’ Haryana election debrief
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Postmortem being done’: Ashok Gehlot reveals what happened at Congress’ Haryana election debrief

Hindustan Times  

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said the Congress leadership has decided to set up a platform for a detailed analysis of what went wrong in Haryana, describing the results as “surprising”. New Delhi: Congress leaders Pawan Khera, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, K.C. Congress held review meeting On Thursday, the Congress leadership held the review meeting which …

Panchkula: Court summons CEO over plea to add Chandigarh under poll code
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Panchkula: Court summons CEO over plea to add Chandigarh under poll code

Hindustan Times  

The local court on Saturday summoned the chief electoral officer of Haryana following a petition seeking inclusion of Chandigarh under the Model code of conduct for the approaching Haryana elections. The court of additional civil judge Jyoti Sandhu has summoned secretary, Haryana government, and chief electoral officer Haryana Pankaj Aggarwal, seeking inclusion of Chandigarh in the area of MCC for …

Haryana assembly election: Randeep Surjewala's son among 40 candidates in Congress' 3rd list
6 months, 1 week ago

Haryana assembly election: Randeep Surjewala's son among 40 candidates in Congress' 3rd list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress released its third list of 40 candidates for the Haryana assembly election on Wednesday, including the name of Aditya Surjewala, son of party MP Randeep Surjewala, who will contest from Kaithal. These candidates are included in the list {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} - The Congress's third list includes former deputy chief minister Chander Mohan from Panchkula, former minister Nirmal Singh …

Fill up vacant posts in Haryana State Human Rights Commission only after Assembly election: EC
6 months, 1 week ago

Fill up vacant posts in Haryana State Human Rights Commission only after Assembly election: EC

The Hindu  

The Election Commission has directed the Haryana government to fill vacant positions in the Haryana State Human Rights Commission only after the completion of the Assembly election process in the State. On Monday, the EC said that since the Haryana Assembly poll process would be over by October 10, the State government would get adequate time to fill the positions …

Congress has fielded candidates undergoing ED investigation, one of them is in jail: Haryana BJP chief
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress has fielded candidates undergoing ED investigation, one of them is in jail: Haryana BJP chief

India TV News  

Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli on Saturday said that several candidates who have been fielded by the Congress party for the state Assembly Elections are under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate, and one of them is even in jail. Congress list of candidates in Haryana The Congress party on Friday announced its first list of 31 candidates for the …

EC issues notification for Haryana Assembly polls and third phase of voting in J&K
6 months, 2 weeks ago

EC issues notification for Haryana Assembly polls and third phase of voting in J&K

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notification for Assembly polls in Haryana and the third and final phase of voting in Jammu and Kashmir. While the last date for withdrawal of candidature is September 16, the polling for the 90-member Haryana Assembly will be held on October 5 and the counting of votes will take place on October 8. …

On first day of filing nominations, only 2 candidates from Badshahpur submit papers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

On first day of filing nominations, only 2 candidates from Badshahpur submit papers

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: On the first day of the nomination process for the upcoming Haryana assembly elections, only two candidates from the Badshahpur constituency filed their nomination papers, officials said adding that no other candidate from the Gurugram, Pataudi, or Sohna constituencies submitted their nomination papers. Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer at a press conference about the upcoming …

Elections 2024: ECI Reschedules Haryana Voting, New Assembly Result Date Announced — Check Schedule
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections 2024: ECI Reschedules Haryana Voting, New Assembly Result Date Announced — Check Schedule

ABP News  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday revised the polling date for the Haryana Assembly elections from October 1 to October 5, 2024. The ECI's press note stated, “The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana vide Press Note No.ECI/PN/128/2024 dated 16th August, 2024 wherein …

ECI team on 2-day visit to Haryana from today
7 months, 1 week ago

ECI team on 2-day visit to Haryana from today

Hindustan Times  

A team of the Election Commission of India, led by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will, on Monday, start a two-day visit to Haryana where assembly elections are due this October. Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu along with other officers will accompany the CEC. According to Haryana’s chief electoral officer Pankaj Agarwal, the ECI team will review …

EC reply sought over DMK plea on poll ads
11 months ago

EC reply sought over DMK plea on poll ads

Hindustan Times  

The Madras High Court has asked the Election Commission to respond by April 17 on how instructions circulated by the Election Commission of India taking away the powers of the high court can be upheld, based on a plea moved by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the party’s lawyers said. Contending that free and fair elections are being vitiated, the DMK …

HC disqualifies JD(S)’s lone MP Revanna over false poll affidavit
1 year, 6 months ago

HC disqualifies JD(S)’s lone MP Revanna over false poll affidavit

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court on Friday disqualified Janata Dal leader Prajwal Revanna from his position as a member of parliament representing the Hassan constituency in the Lok Sabha over wrongful disclosure of his assets during the 2019 general elections. 1, namely Prajwal Revanna alias Prajwal R, member of parliament, Constituency 16, Hassan, having been declared as a returned candidate …

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, 6 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 …

Doctrine Of Election | No Right To Re-Approach NCDRC Once Complaint Is Withdrawn To Move RERA: NCDRC
2 years, 6 months ago

Doctrine Of Election | No Right To Re-Approach NCDRC Once Complaint Is Withdrawn To Move RERA: NCDRC

Live Law  

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, while applying the doctrine of election, has held that a complainant, having exercised the option of withdrawing his complaint from NCDRC and having approached RERA, does not have the right to re-approach the NCDRC.A bench comprising members Dr. S.M. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, while applying the doctrine of election, has held that a complainant, …

Punjab and Haryana HC Permits Haryana to Hold Panchayat Elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab and Haryana HC Permits Haryana to Hold Panchayat Elections

News 18  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday permitted the Haryana government to hold elections to Panchayati Raj Institutions. "The high court has permitted Haryana state to hold elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions. He said the division bench comprising Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli passed the order after accepting the state's plea to permit it …

MP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction To Election Commission Of India To 'Rule Out Discrepancies In EVMs'
3 years, 2 months ago

MP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction To Election Commission Of India To 'Rule Out Discrepancies In EVMs'

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to take effective measures to rule out the discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machines so as to conduct free and fair upcoming assembly and general elections.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the plea. …

'Bar Under Article 329 of Constitution': ECI Objects To Maintainability Of Plea In Calcutta HC Against Bhowanipore Bye-Election
3 years, 6 months ago

'Bar Under Article 329 of Constitution': ECI Objects To Maintainability Of Plea In Calcutta HC Against Bhowanipore Bye-Election

Live Law  

The Election Commission of India raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the Public Interest Litigation petition challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to prioritize the bye-elections of Bhowanipore Assembly Constituency from where the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee is set to contest on September 30. The counsel for the petitioner argued before a …

Documents Relating To Elections Contain Paper Trail To Voting In EVMs; Can't Be Given To Any Person In Absence Of Election Petition: Madras High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Documents Relating To Elections Contain Paper Trail To Voting In EVMs; Can't Be Given To Any Person In Absence Of Election Petition: Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to issue directions to the Election Commission for uploading on its website, the documents relating to State Assembly elections of 2021. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that Election Commission may be in possession of diverse documents, including the paper trail relating to voting in the electronic …

Legislative Intent Is To Complete Rajya Sabha Election Process Before Members' Retirement : Kerala High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Legislative Intent Is To Complete Rajya Sabha Election Process Before Members' Retirement : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

Pronouncing judgment on petitions challenging the ECI's decision to keep in abeyance the elections that were initially slated for April 12, the Kerala High Court has emphasized that the election to RajyaSabha seats is to be conducted before the retirement of members. "The fact that it is upto the Commission to fix the schedule of election would not mean that …

Allahabad High Court Directs ECI To Hold Bye-Elections In UP's State Assembly Constituency 'Suar', Rampur Forthwith [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Allahabad High Court Directs ECI To Hold Bye-Elections In UP's State Assembly Constituency 'Suar', Rampur Forthwith [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India to start the process for holding bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh's State Assembly Constituency, "Suar" Rampur, forthwith. "The whole controversy in the present writ petition is with regard to not holding bye-election of UP State Assembly Constituency, 'Suar', Rampur, despite the seat falling vacant on 16.12.2019 and issuance of …

Haryana assembly polls: 17 file papers from Panchkula till last day of nomination
5 years, 5 months ago

Haryana assembly polls: 17 file papers from Panchkula till last day of nomination

Hindustan Times  

Seventeen candidates have filed their papers from Panchkula constituency till the last day of nominations on Friday. Congress candidate from Panchkula Chander Mohan, Swaraj India Party candidate Madhu Anand, JJP’s Ajay Gautam, Sarvahit Party’s Suresh Kumar, INLD’s Karundeep Chaudhary and Harmarjot Kaur as his covering candidate filed their nominations on the last day. Nominations were filed by BSP candidate Ashwani …

EC forms Media Monitoring Committee in Haryana to keep paid news under check ahead of assembly polls
5 years, 6 months ago

EC forms Media Monitoring Committee in Haryana to keep paid news under check ahead of assembly polls

Op India  

Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana has constituted a state-level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee ahead of the Haryana assembly elections with immediate effect. According to a news report, a spokesperson of the office of Chief Electoral Officer said the committee will be chaired by Anurag Aggarwal, the Chief Electoral Officer for Haryana. MCMC will comprise members including Director, Chandigarh, PIB, …

Haryana: Lok Sabha elections in a single phase, check details here
6 years ago

Haryana: Lok Sabha elections in a single phase, check details here

India TV News  

Over 1.74 crore people in Haryana are eligible to exercise their franchise in the 10 Lok Sabha seats of the state, the election for which will be held on May 12. Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Rajiv Ranjan on Sunday said that the photo electoral rolls prepared on the basis of January 1, 2019, as qualifying date and finally published on …

SC Upholds MP HC Judgment Invalidating State Bar Council Election To The Post of Representative To BCI [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

SC Upholds MP HC Judgment Invalidating State Bar Council Election To The Post of Representative To BCI [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

“The notices dated 16.07.2014 and 19.07.2014 having not contained any agenda and the meeting also not being described as adjourned meeting, issuance of agenda for the meeting was necessary”The Supreme Court upheld the Madhya Pradesh High Court order that invalidated the election conducted by the State Bar Council in 2014 to the post of representative in the Bar Council of …

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to frame guidelines for advertising criminal antecedents of candidates in the election campaign in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in Public Interest Foundation v. Union Of India.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao opined that. The …

Plea filed in Supreme Court seeks common electoral rolls for all elections
7 years ago

Plea filed in Supreme Court seeks common electoral rolls for all elections

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A plea seeking a direction to the centre and Election Commission of India to take steps to use common electoral rolls for Parliament, state assembly and local body elections has been filed in the Supreme Court. The public interest litigation, brought by advocate and Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, sought the use of a totalizer for …

SC Seeks Attorney General KK Venugopal’s Help In PIL On Autonomy To Election Commission of India
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Seeks Attorney General KK Venugopal’s Help In PIL On Autonomy To Election Commission of India

Live Law  

Seeking assistance of Attorney General KK Venugopal in a PIL for complete autonomy to the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court has asked petitioner-advocate Ashwini Upadhyay to serve a copy of his petition to the government’s senior-most law officer.The three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has posted the matter after three weeks.The PIL has been. …

Election Commission Shall Not Appoint Officers With Pending Disciplinary Proceedings In Key Positions: SC [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Election Commission Shall Not Appoint Officers With Pending Disciplinary Proceedings In Key Positions: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Election Commission of India to not appoint officers who have disciplinary proceedings against them at key posts in the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Election Commission of India to not appoint officers who have …

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