WB Panchayat Election: SC Quashes Calcutta HC Order Allowing Online Submission Of Nominations, Candidates In Uncontested Seats Can File Election Petitions Within 30 Days [Read Judgment]
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WB Panchayat Election: SC Quashes Calcutta HC Order Allowing Online Submission Of Nominations, Candidates In Uncontested Seats Can File Election Petitions Within 30 Days [Read Judgment]

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Supreme Court of India on Friday sets aside the Calcutta High Court order directing the State Election Commission to accept the nominations filed online. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was pronouncing its judgment on an appeal against the May 8 order of the Calcutta High Court directing the State Election Commission to accept the nominations of those intending candidates to the panchayat elections in the state who had submitted their papers through e-mail before the last date. In the impugned order, Justices A. Mukherjee and B. Somadder had observed, “The State Election Commission has been constituted under section 3 of the West Bengal State Election Commission Act, 1994 with Constitutional sanction. To that extent, the relevant provision of the Act of 2000 shall be deemed to be read into the applicable provision of the Act of 2003 in respect of filing of nomination papers, purely by implication…” The court had then directed the State Election Commission to accept the nomination of all the candidates who have duly filed their papers electronically with the Panchayat Returning Officers or the Commission by 3:00 PM on April 23.

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Ahead Of CEC's Retirement On Feb 18, Supreme Court Lists Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law For Hearing On Feb 12
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Ahead Of CEC's Retirement On Feb 18, Supreme Court Lists Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law For Hearing On Feb 12

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On a mentioning of the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court today listed the matter for hearing on February 12.Reportedly, urgency in the matter has arisen on account of the impending. On a mentioning of …

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

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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 …

Petitioners Request Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law Before Retirement Of CEC In February
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2 months, 1 week ago

Petitioners Request Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law Before Retirement Of CEC In February

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On mentioning of the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court today expressed inclination to hear the matter on February 4. The most notable feature of the new legislation is that the President of India would …

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Upcoming Punjab Municipal Corporation Elections, Issues Notice To SEC On Opposition Candidates' Plea
3 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Upcoming Punjab Municipal Corporation Elections, Issues Notice To SEC On Opposition Candidates' Plea

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The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Punjab State Election Commission in an intervention application filed by the prospective candidates of opposition parties including Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, and Indian National Congress, alleging that they were systematically prevented from filing nominations for the Municipal Corporation elections in Patiala by. The Supreme Court today issued notice to the …

'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

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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 …

Can't Allow Conversion Of Appeal Into Election Petition Through Amendment If Compliance With Panchayat Rules Not Established: MP High Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can't Allow Conversion Of Appeal Into Election Petition Through Amendment If Compliance With Panchayat Rules Not Established: MP High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court in a recent ruling held that an appeal cannot be converted into an election petition by way of an application for amendment, if compliance with provisions under M.P. A single-judge bench of Justice Vinay Saraf observed, “An application for amendment cannot be allowed to convert an appeal into election petition, if the compliance of mandatory …

'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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'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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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the challenge to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozepur, Punjab. The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea challenging the two circulars issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur through which the seat of the sarpanch of the village as …

‘Very strange’, says SC on unopposed election of 3k panchayat candidates in Punjab
4 months ago

‘Very strange’, says SC on unopposed election of 3k panchayat candidates in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as “very strange” the fact that 3,000 out of 13,000 panchayat office-bearers were elected unopposed in recently held polls in Punjab and permitted aggrieved candidates to file election petitions. The top court also expressed surprise that hundreds of petitions were dismissed by the high court without affording proper hearing to the affected parties. A …

Punjab Panchayat Elections| Supreme Court Directs Election Tribunal To Decide Election Petitions In 6 Months
4 months ago

Punjab Panchayat Elections| Supreme Court Directs Election Tribunal To Decide Election Petitions In 6 Months

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The Supreme Court today while refusing to interfere in pleas alleging irregularities in Punjab Gram Panchayat elections, directed the Election Tribunal to decide upon the election petitions within 6 months. However, the stay was vacated later by the High Court bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur and Sudeepti Sharma observing that that there is complete bar on invocation of writ jurisdiction …

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

[Maharashtra Elections] Court Can Interfere In Electoral Process Only To Progress And Further It: HC Denies Relief To Candidate Over Rejected Nomination
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4 months, 1 week ago

[Maharashtra Elections] Court Can Interfere In Electoral Process Only To Progress And Further It: HC Denies Relief To Candidate Over Rejected Nomination

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The Bombay High Court last week held that the High Courts do have 'jurisdiction' and 'power' to interfere in the electoral process but the same must be exercised only to further the process or progress of the elections.A division bench of Justices Arif Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan, which was presiding over a vacation court on November 6, refused to grant …

Supreme Court Directs Punjab Govt, SEC To Notify Municipality Elections In 2 Weeks; To Be Completed In 8 Weeks Thereafter
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Supreme Court Directs Punjab Govt, SEC To Notify Municipality Elections In 2 Weeks; To Be Completed In 8 Weeks Thereafter

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While partially modifying a Punjab and Haryana High Court order which directed that Punjab municipality elections be notified within 15 days, the Supreme Court today ordered that the election process shall commence within 2 weeks from today and be completed within 8 weeks thereafter.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing Punjab's challenge to the High Court …

State Election Commission Cannot Cancel Pending Election, Any Irregularity Can Be Decided Only By Tribunal: Punjab & Haryana High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

State Election Commission Cannot Cancel Pending Election, Any Irregularity Can Be Decided Only By Tribunal: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said the State Election Commission cannot cancel pending elections and any irregularities alleged during the progress of the election process can be adjudicated only by the Tribunal.The observation was made while quashing the order passed by Punjab Election Commission to cancel Panchayat Election for village Chak Haraj of Punjab's Ferozepur. The Punjab & …

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

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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 …

On polling eve, Punjab Congress wants panchayat elections put off by 3 weeks
5 months ago

On polling eve, Punjab Congress wants panchayat elections put off by 3 weeks

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Congress has sought the postponement of the panchayat elections slated for Tuesday, alleging irregularities in the nomination process and also apprehending irregularities during the counting of votes. A delegation of the Congress, led by leader of opposition in the assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, met the Punjab state election commissioner in Chandigarh on Monday. Speaking to reporters after the …

Panchayat polls: SAD seeks deadline extension for filing nominations alleging violence in Moga
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Panchayat polls: SAD seeks deadline extension for filing nominations alleging violence in Moga

Hindustan Times  

Faridkot: A day after filing nominations for panchayat elections in the state concluded, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday urged the State Election Commission to extend the deadline for filing of nominations for the panchayat polls alleging that the Opposition candidates did not allow them to file nominations in Moga. Panchayat elections in Punjab are scheduled for October 15 and …

Punjab panchayat elections: Citing poll violence, SAD seeks deadline extension for filing of nominations
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab panchayat elections: Citing poll violence, SAD seeks deadline extension for filing of nominations

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday appealed the state election commission to extend the deadline for filing of nominations for panchayat polls at all places where either violence had erupted, or Opposition candidates were not allowed to file papers due to “pressure from ruling party leaders”. A delegation, led by Dr Daljit Singh Cheema and Arshdeep Singh Kler, met Punjab …

Punjab Panchayat Polls: Nomination Filing Turns Violent As AAP, Congress Workers Clash, Ex-MLA Injured
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab Panchayat Polls: Nomination Filing Turns Violent As AAP, Congress Workers Clash, Ex-MLA Injured

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Ferozepur, Oct 1 Former Zira MLA Kulbir Singh Zira was injured during a clash between AAP and Congress workers here on Tuesday when he was heading to file nomination papers for panchayat elections in Punjab, officials said. The incident occurred when Kulbir, who is the Congress' district president, along with party workers was going to the nomination centre for the …

Nomination of Congress’ Surat candidate rejected as proposers claim ‘not signed’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nomination of Congress’ Surat candidate rejected as proposers claim ‘not signed’

Hindustan Times  

The nomination of the Congress’ Lok Sabha candidate from Gujarat’s Surat, Nilesh Kumbhani, was rejected on Sunday after the district returning officer prima facie found discrepancies in the signatures of the proposers. Babu Mangukiya, the lawyer representing the Congress party, said, “The nomination forms of Dinesh Kumbhani and Suresh Padsala were rejected because four proposers claimed that the signatures on …

'Will lead to chaos': Supreme Court won't halt Election Commissioners' appointment
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Will lead to chaos': Supreme Court won't halt Election Commissioners' appointment

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot put on hold, the controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, saying it would only lead to chaos. On March 15, the court refused to stay the appointment of new Election Commissioners under the 2023 law, that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee. A notable …

Bihar Municipal Elections Reservation Challenge | High Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On January 2
1 year, 3 months ago

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

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The Patna High Court has set January 2, 2024, as the date for the final hearing on a case challenging the recently conducted Bihar Municipal elections. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar Counsel/s For the Respondent/s : Mr. Basant Kumar Choudhary, Sr. Advocate Counsel/s For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Awnish Kumar, Advocate Mr. S.V. Shahi, AG Mr. Vikas Kumar, A.C. to …

Provide Form For Candidates To Disclose Pending Criminal Cases During Nomination Process: Karnataka High Court To State Election Commission
1 year, 3 months ago

Provide Form For Candidates To Disclose Pending Criminal Cases During Nomination Process: Karnataka High Court To State Election Commission

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The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission and other Agencies associated with the election process to implement directions given by the Apex Court pertaining to providing a form in which the contesting candidates are to declare their involvement in pending criminal cases, if any. The petitioner's election had been annulled by the Election Tribunal on the ground …

WB Panchayat Polls: High Court Grants Additional Time To SEC Head Rajiva Sinha To Respond To Contempt Rule
1 year, 3 months ago

WB Panchayat Polls: High Court Grants Additional Time To SEC Head Rajiva Sinha To Respond To Contempt Rule

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted additional time to West Bengal Chief Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, to respond to the contempt rule issued against him in October this year. The contempt rule was issued against Sinha and the SEC for alleged violation of Court orders pertaining to the deployment of central forces during the Panchayat polls, which led to …

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission
1 year, 5 months ago

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

NHRC Was Not Right In Seeking To Supervise West Bengal Panchayat Polls; Conduct Of Elections SEC's Sole Responsibility : Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

NHRC Was Not Right In Seeking To Supervise West Bengal Panchayat Polls; Conduct Of Elections SEC's Sole Responsibility : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission challenging the Calcutta High Court's judgment which set aside the NHRC's decision to appoint its observers for the panchayat elections in the State of West Bengal.On June 23, a single bench of the Calcutta High Court had set aside the NHRC direction and this was …

Panchayat poll results subject to court’s final orders: Calcutta HC
1 year, 8 months ago

Panchayat poll results subject to court’s final orders: Calcutta HC

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday said that the final results of the West Bengal panchayat election will be subject to its final orders on a batch of petitions that ranged from seeking repolling in several booths to a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the poll-linked violence. The HC on Wednesday said that the final results of …

West Bengal panchayat election 2023 results: Litmus test for Mamata, BJP ahead of 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal panchayat election 2023 results: Litmus test for Mamata, BJP ahead of 2024

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes in the violence-affected panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held on Tuesday. West Bengal panchayat election result 2023: How to check vote count, winner 2018 panchayat polls outcome In the 2018 polls, the Trinamool Congress had won uncontested, 34 per cent of the seats in the panchayat elections. What rural poll results mean for TMC …

West Bengal set to vote in panchayat election on July 8
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal set to vote in panchayat election on July 8

The Hindu  

West Bengal is set to go to the polls on July 8 to elect 73,887 panchayat representatives, in a high-stakes contest that is being seen as a critical indicator during the run-up to next year’s general election. Central forces being deployed Just hours before voting was set to begin, there was frantic activity at the State’s Election Commission on Friday …

Apprehension Of Post-Poll Violence Can't Be Brushed Aside: Calcutta HC Directs Central Forces To Remain In WB After Panchayat Election Results
1 year, 8 months ago

Apprehension Of Post-Poll Violence Can't Be Brushed Aside: Calcutta HC Directs Central Forces To Remain In WB After Panchayat Election Results

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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday passed a direction for central armed forces to remain in the State for a period of ten days after declaration of results in the West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2023, on the 12th of July. Upon noting the submissions advanced by Senior Advocate Guru Krishna Kumar for the applicant, highlighting the previous incidents of post-poll …

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls 2023 | Unceasing violence and political muscle flexing

The Hindu  

The upcoming panchayat election in West Bengal has emerged as one of most violent local body elections in the country in recent times. Unedifying row: On panchayat polls in West Bengal and security Elections in West Bengal are a violent affair and the panchayat elections, where the number of contesting candidates goes up to a few lakhs, have time and …

Less withdrawal of nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls compared to 2018: SEC to Calcutta HC
1 year, 8 months ago

Less withdrawal of nominations in West Bengal panchayat polls compared to 2018: SEC to Calcutta HC

The Hindu  

The West Bengal State Election Commission, in an affidavit before the Calcutta High Court, has said that the number of withdrawals of nomination papers in the ensuing panchayat elections has been less than the 2018 panchayat polls. According to the affidavit filed, the Commission said that while 17.66% nominations were withdrawn in the 2018 panchayat polls, the number of nominations …

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'
1 year, 8 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'

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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 …

Breaking | Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Stoppage Of Panchayat Elections, Declaration Of Emergency In West Bengal
1 year, 8 months ago

Breaking | Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Stoppage Of Panchayat Elections, Declaration Of Emergency In West Bengal

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 …

WB Panchayat Elections 2023: Mamata Banerjee’s Failure To Stop Violence Is Only Benefiting BJP
1 year, 8 months ago

WB Panchayat Elections 2023: Mamata Banerjee’s Failure To Stop Violence Is Only Benefiting BJP

ABP News  

With panchayat elections approaching, a string of violent incidents have tarnished West Bengal's political landscape once again. The failure of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to curb the recurring incidents of violence during Panchayat polls is proving advantageous for the opposition, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party. West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2023: Full Coverage It's Time For Mamata Banerjee To Wake up …

Unedifying row: The Hindu Editorial on panchayat polls in West Bengal and security
1 year, 8 months ago

Unedifying row: The Hindu Editorial on panchayat polls in West Bengal and security

The Hindu  

The controversy in West Bengal in the matter of deployment of central paramilitary forces ahead of the panchayat elections to be held on July 8 is quite unedifying. A perceived delay in identifying sensitive areas resulted in the Calcutta High Court ordering the poll body to ask for and deploy central forces. In yet another unfortunate turn, the SEC responded …

State Election Commission accountable for all bloodshed during panchayat polls, says West Bengal Governor
1 year, 8 months ago

State Election Commission accountable for all bloodshed during panchayat polls, says West Bengal Governor

The Hindu  

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on June 22 blamed the State Election Commission for the violence during the ongoing panchayat poll process in the State, warning that the Commission was accountable for every drop of human blood that is shed in the field. On June 14, the West Bengal government had also appointed Sanjay Bansal as the additional State …

'Polls Should Be Stopped If Bloodbath Continues': Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Violence During Nominations For Panchayat Elections
1 year, 8 months ago

'Polls Should Be Stopped If Bloodbath Continues': Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Violence During Nominations For Panchayat Elections

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court today directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into alleged instances of violence and corruption that have taken place during nominations for elections to the Three-tier Panchayati Raj System in West Bengal, slated to be held on July 8. A single-judge Bench of Justice Amrita Sinha took exception to the claims of abject violence taking …

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Election Violence: CPIM Worker Succumbs To Injuries, 8 Dead In 15 Days

ABP News  

Ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, which are slated to be held on July 8, the state is witnessing continuous violence. The remarks of the apex court came as it dismissed the petitions of the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing the state poll panel to deploy central forces …

No end of violent incidents in West Bengal; house, shop torched by mob in Muribasti
1 year, 8 months ago

No end of violent incidents in West Bengal; house, shop torched by mob in Muribasti

India TV News  

West Bengal violence: The streak of violent incidents continues in West Bengal ahead of Panchayat election in the state. CPI worker dies of injuries suffered in pre-panchayat poll clash In another turn of events, a CPI worker died on Wednesday at a nursing home in Siliguri from injuries suffered during a clash at Chopra in North Dinajpur district on June …

Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to investigate violent incidents involving the submission of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections on Wednesday. CPI worker dies of injuries suffered in pre-panchayat poll clash In another turn of events, a CPI worker died on Wednesday at a nursing home in Siliguri from injuries suffered during a clash at Chopra in …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Deployment Of Central Forces Due To Violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Deployment Of Central Forces Due To Violence

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order, which directed the State Election Commission to deploy central forces across West Bengal for the July 8 panchayat elections. The Calcutta High Court on June 15 ordered the SEC to facilitate the deployment of central armed forces across West Bengal within 48 hours. The high …

Panchayat election | Setback for Mamata government, Supreme Court says central forces can be deployed
1 year, 9 months ago

Panchayat election | Setback for Mamata government, Supreme Court says central forces can be deployed

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the order of the Calcutta high court to deploy central forces in West Bengal during the panchayat elections. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's order regarding the deployment of central forces in panchayat elections. There is no wrong in the high court's order of deployment of central forces …

SC to hear plea challenging Calcutta HC’s order on central forces deployment
1 year, 9 months ago

SC to hear plea challenging Calcutta HC’s order on central forces deployment

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court will hear plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's order regarding the deployment of central forces in panchayat elections on 20 June. The State Election Commission and the the Bengal government had moved to SC in order to challenge the Calcutta High Court's order regarding the deployment of central forces. She said that the West Bengal state election …

Bengal State EC disapproves of HC order to deploy Central Forces for panchayat polls
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal State EC disapproves of HC order to deploy Central Forces for panchayat polls

India TV News  

The Supreme Court was informed that the direction for the deployment of the central forces in the panchayat polls without providing adequate opportunity to state poll panel is an overstep of the judicial powers of the Calcutta High Court. "A direction was passed on the Petitioner for deployment of Central Forces without providing adequate opportunity to the Petitioner by way …

Bengal panchayat polls: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari moves high court against state election panel
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari moves high court against state election panel

India Today  

The Leader of Opposition in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, has once again approached the Calcutta High Court in connection with the ongoing violence in the state ahead of the crucial panchayat poll. Adhikari has filed a contempt petition against the Bengal State Election Commission, claiming that the commission has failed to comply with the court's order to deploy central forces across …

Panchayat Polls: Political Slugfest Erupts as Bengal Govt Moves SC Against Deployment of Central Forces
1 year, 9 months ago

Panchayat Polls: Political Slugfest Erupts as Bengal Govt Moves SC Against Deployment of Central Forces

News 18  

Political slugfest erupted in West Bengal as the State Election Commission and the state government, on Saturday, approached the Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court’s order for deployment of central armed forces throughout the state for the forthcoming panchayat elections. Reacting to the development, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that move by the …

Bengal Panchayat Elections: Poll Panel Chief Sinha Seeks Fresh Date After Governor Summons Him
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Elections: Poll Panel Chief Sinha Seeks Fresh Date After Governor Summons Him

ABP News  

An official stated that hours after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose called State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhawan, the senior officer indicated he would be unable to see him owing to his involvement in panchayat polls. Bengal Panchayat Polls Violence Earlier this week, atleast three persons were killed in poll-related violence in West Bengal. Voicing sorrow at …

Panchayat Polls: West Bengal govt and SEC to challenge Calcutta HC verdict to deploy central forces for panchayat polls
1 year, 9 months ago

Panchayat Polls: West Bengal govt and SEC to challenge Calcutta HC verdict to deploy central forces for panchayat polls

Op India  

In a significant development, on 16th June 2023, the West Bengal Government and the State Election Commission decided to challenge the order of the Calcutta High Court regarding the deployment of central forces during the upcoming Panchayat elections. The state government and the State Election Commission will file separate cases in the Supreme Court tomorrow, seeking to challenge the order …

Despite assurances of fairness, violence mars West Bengal panchayat election
1 year, 9 months ago

Despite assurances of fairness, violence mars West Bengal panchayat election

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 16, 2023 17:36 IST - 4 MINS READ The bloodshed and killings during the nomination phase of the panchayat election in West Bengal, from June 9 to June 15, once again highlighted the fact that violence has become an inseparable part of politics in the State. As different parts of the State, from the north to the …

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