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Court dismisses Uddhav Sena leader's plea against Mahayuti MP's Lok Sabha win

The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Shiv Sena leader Amol Kirtikar challenging the victory of rival Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Waikar in the Lok Sabha elections. Kirtikar had lost to Waikar of Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena in the Mumbai North-West constituency by a narrow margin of 48 votes in the parliamentary elections held earlier this …

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1 week ago

Congress MLA Chanda Singh Gaur Moves Supreme Court Against HC's Refusal To Dismiss Election Petition Filed By BJP MP Rahul Singh Lodhi

Live Law

Congress MLA Chanda Singh Gaur has approached the Supreme Court challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court's rejection of her plea under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC to dismiss an election petition filed by BJP MP Rahul Singh Lodhi.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, before whom the case was listed today, has posted it to January, 2025. Congress MLA …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

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

Live Law

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Court Election Petition Election Petition Durgesh Pathak Pathak

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party urges Supreme Court to postpone by-elections in Bihar

India TV News

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party on Saturday filed a plea in the Supreme Court to postpone by-elections in Bihar which are scheduled to be held on November 13. In the petition filed by Jan Suraj Party, it has cited that due to Chhath Puja in Bihar, there has been a demand to shift the date of by-election from November 13 …

Supreme Court Bihar Election Party Jan Kishor Suraj

3 months, 1 week ago

Election Petition Should Not Be Rejected At Threshold Where There Is “Substantial Compliance” Of RP Act Provisions: Supreme Court

Live Law

In a setback to Manipur BJP MLA Kimneo Haokip Hanghing, the Supreme Court yesterday refused to allow her petition seeking rejection of the Election Petition under Order 7 Rule 11 Civil Procedure Code pending against her before the Manipur High Court. Reference was made to the decision of Thangjam Arunkumar vs Yumkham Erabot Singh, 2023 LiveLaw 705 where the Court …

Supreme Court Compliance Election Order Respondent Bjp Singh

3 months, 1 week ago

Error Of Scrutiny Committee Validating Caste Certificate Can't Be Challenged In Election Petition: Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Congress MP

Live Law

The Bombay High Court bench at Aurangabad on Tuesday dismissed an election petition challenging the election of Congress leader Shivaji Kalge to the 18th Lok Sabha, from Latur constituency in Maharashtra.A candidate from the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi had challenged Kalge's election on the ground that he fraudulently won the election by claiming to be belonging to the 'Mala Jangam' case …

Judgment Congress Election Caste Candidate Certificate Petition

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state’s top Republican

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state’s top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote by three Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner means Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will not have to stand for a recall election unless a court intervenes. …

Democratic Recall Republican Commission Valid Vos Signatures Collected

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos says recall petition effort against him failed

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Friday challenged signatures on petitions filed seeking an election to recall him from office, saying there were not enough valid ones. Vos is being targeted by supporters of former President Donald Trump, including former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who submitted more than 9,000 signatures May 28. Vos angered Trump …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest April 2024

Live Law

Citations 2024 LiveLaw 269 to 2024 LiveLaw 339 Abuse of Process of Law Abuse of process of law – Collusion between parties in tender process – Held, respondent no. Shivani Tyagi v. State of U.P., 2024 LiveLaw 333 Section 439 and National Investigation Agency Act, 2008; Section 21 – Jurisdiction of High Court to entertain Bail application – The jurisdiction …

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7 months, 1 week ago

SC Keeps Open Question of Law About Election Petitions as Remedy

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has kept open the question of law on whether filing of election petition is the only remedy for candidates, whose nomination papers are rejected by the returning officers on the grounds of clerical, typographical or technical errors and whether the writ petitions filed before the Telangana High Court regarding this are maintainable or not. The High …

Court High Officer Petition Election Petition Returning Toufeeq

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [April 1 to 13]

Live Law

SUPREME COURT WEEKLY DIGEST APRIL 2024 PART 1 Citations 2024 LiveLaw 269 to 2024 LiveLaw 290 Abuse of Process of Law Abuse of process of law – Collusion between parties in tender process – Held, respondent no. Pankaj Singh v. State of Haryana, 2024 LiveLaw 274 Criminal procedure Code 1973; Section 439 and National Investigation Agency Act, 2008; Section 21 …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Petition seeking election ban on PM Narendra Modi for 6 years rejected | LET'S CATCH UP

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Episode Description Listen to all the news of the day only on ABP Live Podcasts Congress candidate from Indore Lok Sabha seat Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday A fake video of a speech by Union Home Minister Amit Shah is going viral on social media Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's family is surrounded by allegations of …

Match Seeking Election

8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election | SC refuses to intervene for special arrangements to help displaced Manipuris vote

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on April 15 refused to intervene in a petition filed by the Manipur Tribal Forum and two individuals seeking a direction to the Election Commission to make arrangements for persons who had fled the conflict and are currently residing in other States to vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Chandrachud said with merely three days left …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Social Media Comments Distorting Court Proceedings Require Serious Consideration: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Assam MLA

Live Law

The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over the misuse of social media platforms, where factually incorrect and unfounded statements are made regarding cases which are subjudice. Taking note of a Facebook post published by a party whose case was reserved for judgment, the Court initiated contempt proceedings against him for misleading the public about the court. The bench of Justices …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Defection | Withdrawal Of Earlier Petition Against Defection Sufficient Ground To Condone Delay In Filing Subsequent Petition: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has held that if an election petition filed before the Election Commission within statutory period is withdrawn, the same will be sufficient cause for another person to seek condonation of delay in moving the subsequent election petition. "Once an original petition is filed before the Election Commission alleging defection within a statutory period and suppose the …

Kerala Political Court Kerala High Court Defection Commission Sec

1 year, 3 months ago

Election Petition Against Srinivas Goud: HC Summons Officials, Bankers

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: In a step aimed at concluding the election petition filed against minister V. Srinivas Goud, elected from the Mahbubnagar Assembly constituency in 2018, the Telangana High Court has summoned all officials to produce evidence, against complaints that he had suppressed facts while filing his election affidavit. Justice M. Laxman directed the sub-registrar of stamps and registration in Mahbubnagar; manager …

Election Bank Goud Election Petition Mahbubnagar

1 year, 5 months ago

Ajit Pawar moves Election Commission, says he was elected NCP president on June 30

The Hindu

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has informed the Election Commission of India that he was elected president of the Nationalist Congress Party on June 30, and has submitted a resolution and affidavits from 40 Members of Parliament and state legislators to this effect, sources in the Commission said on Wednesday. The resolution, the affidavits by lawmakers, and the petition …

Party Pawar Commission Eci Ncp Ajit

1 year, 6 months ago

Failure To Plead Material Facts Concerning Alleged Corrupt Practice Is Fatal To Election Petition: Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court has ruled that failure to plead material facts concerning alleged corrupt practice is fatal to the election petition. The appellant, Senthilbalaji, submitted before the top court that material facts and particulars regarding the alleged corrupt practices on his part, were not found in the Election Petition. “The consensus of judicial opinion is that the failure to plead …

Supreme Court Court Election Respondent Practice Cpc Facts

1 year, 8 months ago

The price of a ballot signature is way up, and experts worry it's encouraging fraud

NPR

The price of a ballot signature is way up, and experts worry it's encouraging fraud Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Selsky/AP Andrew Selsky/AP Michigan's election for governor was upended last year when several Republicans were removed from the primary ballot for problems with their voter signatures. What happened with Michigan's signature fraud issue Five candidates running in the state's …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi's delimitation draft flawed: Congress tells High Court

India Today

The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to the Center, the Election Commission of India and the Delhi government over a petition claiming that the delimitation exercise for the municipal corporation elections had errors. The petition, moved by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Anil Kumar, stated that the "final draft order has pushed the disadvantaged wards of the lower …

Delhi High Court Population Court Election Ward Dpcc

2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL Seeking To Restrain Political Parties, Electoral Candidates From Visiting Religious Places During Election Campaigns

Live Law

The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation which sought directions from the court to restrain candidates from visiting religious places during election campaigns.The petitioner prayed for issuance of directions to all the political parties and the candidates contesting elections to not use caste or religion for the purposes of election and not to visit religious. The Rajasthan …

Rajasthan Court Political Parties Religious Places Petition Election Campaigns Chief Election

2 years, 2 months ago

'Litigant Can't Be Expected To Wait Indefinitely For Reasons': Supreme Court Once Again Stresses On Need To Deliver Judgments Soon

Live Law

The Supreme Court has once again stressed on the need to immediately deliver judgments by observing that a litigant cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for availability of the reasons for a Court Order.In this case, a party to election petition filed an an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in the High …

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Court dismisses Uddhav Sena leader's plea against Mahayuti MP's Lok Sabha win

Congress MLA Chanda Singh Gaur Moves Supreme Court Against HC's Refusal To Dismiss Election Petition Filed By BJP MP Rahul Singh Lodhi

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

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

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

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party urges Supreme Court to postpone by-elections in Bihar

Election Petition Should Not Be Rejected At Threshold Where There Is “Substantial Compliance” Of RP Act Provisions: Supreme Court

Error Of Scrutiny Committee Validating Caste Certificate Can't Be Challenged In Election Petition: Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Congress MP

Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state’s top Republican

Wisconsin Republican leader Robin Vos says recall petition effort against him failed

Supreme Court Monthly Digest April 2024

SC Keeps Open Question of Law About Election Petitions as Remedy

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [April 1 to 13]

Petition seeking election ban on PM Narendra Modi for 6 years rejected | LET'S CATCH UP

Lok Sabha election | SC refuses to intervene for special arrangements to help displaced Manipuris vote

Social Media Comments Distorting Court Proceedings Require Serious Consideration: Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Assam MLA

Defection | Withdrawal Of Earlier Petition Against Defection Sufficient Ground To Condone Delay In Filing Subsequent Petition: Kerala High Court

Election Petition Against Srinivas Goud: HC Summons Officials, Bankers

Ajit Pawar moves Election Commission, says he was elected NCP president on June 30

Failure To Plead Material Facts Concerning Alleged Corrupt Practice Is Fatal To Election Petition: Supreme Court

The price of a ballot signature is way up, and experts worry it's encouraging fraud

Delhi's delimitation draft flawed: Congress tells High Court

Rajasthan HC Dismisses PIL Seeking To Restrain Political Parties, Electoral Candidates From Visiting Religious Places During Election Campaigns

'Litigant Can't Be Expected To Wait Indefinitely For Reasons': Supreme Court Once Again Stresses On Need To Deliver Judgments Soon