Local Body Elections

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Delimitation for Newly Formed Tamil Nadu Districts: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) vs. Secretary, Governors Secretariat (06 December 2019)

/ B.R. Gavai, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 243-B, Constitutional Law with Article 243-C, Delimitation, Election Law, Fundamental Rights, Judges, Local Body Elections, S. A. Bobde, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Delimitation for Newly Formed Tamil Nadu Districts: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) vs. Secretary, Governors Secretariat (06 December 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the creation of new districts in Tamil Nadu necessitates a fresh delimitation exercise before local body elections can be conducted. CASE TYPE: Election Law, Constitutional Law Case Name: Dravida Munnetra […]

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Delimitation for Newly Formed Tamil Nadu Districts: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) vs. Secretary, Governors Secretariat (06 December 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court clarifies Encroachment Disqualification under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act: Sagar Pandurang Dhundare vs. Keshav Aaba Patil (2017)

/ Election Law, Judges, Kurian Joseph, Local Body Elections, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958, Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958 with Section 14(1)(j-3), Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958 with Section 53, R. Banumathi

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a family member of the original encroacher can be disqualified under the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: Sagar Pandurang Dhundare vs. Keshav Aaba Patil Judgment Date: 13 November 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 977. The Supreme Court of India, in a judgment delivered by a bench of

Supreme Court clarifies Encroachment Disqualification under Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act: Sagar Pandurang Dhundare vs. Keshav Aaba Patil (2017) Read Post »

Scroll to Top