MUMBAI: The much-anticipated elections to choose hawker representatives in the city’s town vending committees will take place tomorrow; and once that is achieved, it will set the ball rolling for the implementation of the Street Vendors Act, 2014. “In April 2018, BMC had advertised to fill up seven positions in TVCs to be chosen from civil society, including NGOs and …
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, …
The Supreme Court observed that the conviction under Section 498-A IPC would not be sustainable when the marriage was found to be null and void.In this case, the accused were convicted for the offences punishable under Section 498-A IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The Supreme Court observed that the conviction under Section 498-A IPC …
A day after the Gujarat High Court nullified his election to the State Legislative Assembly, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, who was a minister of the Gujarat government, moved the Supreme Court challenigng the same.The Gujarat High Court's set aside his December 2017 election as void and illegal on the grounds of manipulation and malpractice. A day after the Gujarat High Court nullified …