Supreme Court Upholds EVM Integrity, Directs Enhanced Security Measures in Election Process (26 April 2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the current Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) system ensures free and fair elections and whether 100% counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips is required. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: Association for Democratic Reforms vs. […]
Supreme Court Refuses Stay on Election Commissioner Appointments Amidst Challenge to 2023 Act LEGAL ISSUE: Validity of the appointment process for Election Commissioners. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law – Election Law. Case Name: Dr. Jaya Thakur & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr. [Judgment Date]: March 22, 2024 Date of the Judgment: March 22, 2024.
Supreme Court Upholds Election: Failure to Disclose Spouse’s Foreign Income Not Material Defect Date of the Judgment: 04 May 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 419 Judges: Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Bela M. Trivedi Can an election be invalidated because a candidate did not disclose their spouse’s foreign income tax details? The Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court Upholds Election: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi’s Election Not Voided (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an election can be declared void due to alleged non-disclosure of a spouse’s income tax details in the candidate’s affidavit. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi vs. A. Santhana Kumar & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 04 May 2023 Date of the
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Supreme Court Mandates Independent Panel for Election Commissioner Appointments Date of the Judgment: 2 March 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 151 Judges: K.M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, C.T. Ravikumar, JJ. Can the Election Commission of India, the body responsible for overseeing free and fair elections, truly be independent if its members are solely appointed by
Supreme Court Mandates Independent Panel for Election Commissioner Appointments LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the process of appointing members to the Election Commission of India, specifically whether the current procedure ensures the independence and impartiality of the commission. CASE TYPE: This case falls under Public Interest Litigation concerning constitutional law, specifically regarding
Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification for False Asset Declaration in Municipal Elections LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-disclosure of assets by a candidate in municipal elections constitutes a corrupt practice leading to disqualification. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: S. Rukmini Madegowda vs. The State Election Commission & Ors. Judgment Date: 14 September 2022 Date of the Judgment:
Supreme Court Upholds Media Freedom in Reporting Court Proceedings: Election Commission vs. M.R Vijayabhaskar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the media can be restricted from reporting oral observations made by judges during court proceedings, and the extent of judicial accountability to the public. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Election Law, Media Law Case Name: The Chief Election
Supreme Court Directs Election Commission to Reconsider Symbol Allocation for TTV Dhinakaran Group Date of the Judgment: 7 February 2019 Judges: A.M. Khanwilkar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a political faction that is currently in dispute over the legitimate use of a party’s name and symbol be granted an interim common symbol for elections?
Supreme Court Mandates Disclosure of Income Sources for Candidates: Lok Prahari vs. Union of India (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether candidates contesting elections should be required to disclose their sources of income and that of their associates, and whether non-disclosure would constitute a corrupt practice. CASE TYPE: Election Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Lok Prahari vs.
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 23 September 2008 Case: Subramanian Swamy v. Election Commission of India Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Bhan and Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.S. Sirpurkar Can a political party perpetually retain a reserved election symbol, even after losing its recognized status? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a
