Election Law

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 […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission’s Symbol Order: Subramanian Swamy vs. Election Commission of India (23 September 2008)

/ Ashok Bhan, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 14, Constitutional Law with Article 324, Election Law, Election Symbols, Judges, Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 29A, V.S. Sirpurkar

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

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