Election Petitions

Supreme Court clarifies the effect of suspended sentences on disqualification under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951: Saritha S. Nair vs. Hibi Eden (9 December 2020)

/ A.S. Bopanna, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order VI, Rule 15, Disqualification of Members of Parliament, Election Petitions, Indian Constitution, Indian Constitution with Article 102(1)(e), Judges, Representation of the People Act, 1951, Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 8(3), Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 86, S.A. Bobde, V. Ramasubramanian, Verification of Pleadings

Supreme Court Clarifies Disqualification of Candidates Under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 Date of the Judgment: 9 December 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 914 Judges: S.A. Bobde, CJI, A.S. Bopanna, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a candidate, convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years, contest […]

Supreme Court clarifies the effect of suspended sentences on disqualification under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951: Saritha S. Nair vs. Hibi Eden (9 December 2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court mandates strict compliance with treasury challan rules for election petitions: Sitaram vs. Radhey Shyam Vishnav & Ors. (2018) INSC 182 (06 March 2018)

/ A.M. Khanwilkar, Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Civil Procedure with Order VII Rule 11, D.Y. Chandrachud, Dipak Misra, Election Law, Election Petitions, Judges, Rajasthan Municipalities Election Petition Rules, 2009

Supreme Court mandates strict compliance with treasury challan rules for election petitions Date of the Judgment: 06 March 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 182 Judges: Dipak Misra, CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar, J., D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Can an election petition be dismissed if the treasury challan is not submitted along with the petition? The Supreme Court addressed this

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