Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 100

Supreme Court Upholds Election of Karikho Kri: Non-Disclosure of Assets Not Always Fatal

Supreme Court Upholds Election of Karikho Kri: Non-Disclosure of Assets Not Always Fatal Date of the Judgment: April 9, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 289 Judges: Aniruddha Bose, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Is every non-disclosure of assets by a candidate in an election a ground to invalidate their win? The Supreme Court of India recently […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Election: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi’s Election Not Voided (2023)

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 Allows Amendment to Election Petition: Yendapalli Srinivasulu Reddy vs. Vemireddy Pattabhirami Reddy (2022)

Supreme Court Allows Amendment to Election Petition: Yendapalli Srinivasulu Reddy vs. Vemireddy Pattabhirami Reddy (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an election petition can be amended to include a new ground of challenge related to non-disclosure of criminal antecedents, when the original petition alleged improper acceptance of nomination. CASE TYPE: Election Law. Case Name: Yendapalli Srinivasulu Reddy

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Supreme Court Upholds Striking of Prayer for Declaring Election Petitioner as Duly Elected: Muniraju Gowda vs. Munirathna (2020)

Supreme Court Upholds Striking of Prayer for Declaring Election Petitioner as Duly Elected: Muniraju Gowda vs. Munirathna (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an election petitioner can be declared elected in place of a disqualified returned candidate when there were multiple candidates in the fray and the election petition lacks material facts to support such a declaration.

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