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

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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 Petition: K. Babu vs. M. Swaraj (2024)

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Supreme Court Upholds Election Petition: K. Babu vs. M. Swaraj (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether non-compliance with High Court rules regarding the number of copies of an election petition warrants its dismissal. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: K. Babu vs. M. Swaraj and others [Judgment Date]: 12 February 2024 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 12

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Supreme Court Dismisses Election Petition for Lack of Material Facts: Senthilbalaji vs. A.P. Geetha (2023)

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Supreme Court Dismisses Election Petition for Lack of Material Facts: Senthilbalaji vs. A.P. Geetha (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an election petition can be dismissed for failing to provide material facts regarding allegations of corrupt practices. CASE TYPE: Election Law Case Name: Senthilbalaji V. versus A.P. Geetha & Ors. Judgment Date: 19 May 2023 Date of

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Supreme Court Upholds Open Ballot System for Rajya Sabha Elections: Lok Prahari vs. Union of India (27 March 2023)

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Supreme Court Upholds Open Ballot System for Rajya Sabha Elections: Lok Prahari vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the open ballot system for Rajya Sabha elections and the requirement for independent candidates to have ten proposers are constitutionally valid. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Election Law Case Name: Lok Prahari vs. Union of India

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Supreme Court allows a defective affidavit to be cured in election petition: A. Manju vs. Prajwal Rev Anna (2021)

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Supreme Court allows a defective affidavit to be cured in election petition: A. Manju vs. Prajwal Rev Anna (2021) Date of the Judgment: December 13, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 723 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. and M.M. Sundresh, J. Can an election petition be dismissed simply because the petitioner did not submit an affidavit in

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Supreme Court on Freebies: S. Subramaniam Balaji vs. Govt. of Tamil Nadu (2013)

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Date of the Judgment: July 5, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 470 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can political parties promising free goods influence voters unfairly? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case about the distribution of free items by political parties in Tamil Nadu. The court examined if such

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