Supreme Court Upholds Election Petition: Kimneo Haokip Hangshing vs. Kenn Raikhan & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an election petition can be dismissed at the threshold for non-compliance with the requirements of Section 83 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, specifically regarding the disclosure of assets and allegations of corrupt practices. CASE TYPE: […]
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) 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
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 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
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.
