High Profile Cases Supreme Court asks EC to decide on plea seeking to bar people with criminal record from contesting polls. November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission on Monday to pass a “reasoned order” on a representation seeking to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde passed the order while refusing to entertain a PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini […] Read more » bar people with criminal record from contesting polls\ Chief Justice S A Bobde Election Commission lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court to hear Wednesday Congress plea against EC’s decision to hold separate bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats June 18, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to hear on June 19 a plea of Gujarat Congress challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state. The Rajya Sabha seats fell vacant following the election of BJP chief Amit Shah and party leader Smriti Irani to Lok […] Read more » congress plea Election Commission separate bypolls Supreme Court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Election Commission bribery case: High Court dismisses middleman’s bail plea June 1, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed the bail plea of a middleman, arrested in the 2017 Election Commission bribery case which allegedly involved former AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and others. Justice Mukta Gupta denied relief to Sukesh Chandrashekar, who was arrested on April 16, 2017 for allegedly bribing EC officials for getting […] Read more » Bribery case Election Commission High Court
Top Law News Supreme Court directs political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors’ identity details to EC April 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Friday directed all political parties to furnish receipts of political funding received through electoral bonds and details of identity of donors in a sealed cover to the Election Commission. In an interim order, the apex court also directed all political parties to provide details of the amount of the bond and bank […] Read more » ADR Advocate Prashant Bhushan Association of Democratic Reforms Attorney General K K Venugopal EC Election Commission political parties to furnish receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity details receipts of electoral bonds and donors' identity detail Supreme Court
Top Law News Arvind Kejriwal’s bribery remarks : Election Commission says will give advance notice before taking action. March 29, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday gave an undertaking in the Delhi High Court that an advance notice will be given to Arvind Kejriwal before taking any action, including derecognition of his Aam Aadmi Party, for his alleged bribery remarks during Goa Assembly election campaign in 2017. Justice Yogesh Khanna took on record the statement […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal's bribery remarks Election Commission
Top Law News Supreme Court to hear plea to bar candidates from contesting from more than one seat March 28, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear after two weeks a plea which has sought to restrict a candidate from contesting from more than one constituency in a general election. The matter was mentioned for early listing of the plea before a bench of Justices S A Bobde, M M Shantanagoudar and S Abdul […] Read more » Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay bar candidates from contesting bar candidates from contesting from more than one seat Election Commission Justice S Abdul Nazeer M M Shantanagoudar S A Bobde
Top Law News Will curb un-verified political ads on social media: Election Commission to Bombay High Court. March 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission (EC) Monday told the Bombay High Court that it will issue directions prohibiting all social media platforms from displaying political advertisements not pre-verified by it. The EC, through its counsel Pradeep Rajagopal, told the high court that a meeting between the commission and all social media intermediaries was scheduled for Tuesday. Following […] Read more » Bombay High Court Chief Justice Naresh Patil counsel Pradeep Rajagopal Election Commission Justice N.M. Jamdar
Top Law News Voters have the right to know crimnal background of candidates: Supreme Court August 31, 2018 / August 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday favoured “proper” dissemination of information about criminal antecedents of candidates and the Election Commission could be asked to direct political parties to ensure that persons facing criminal charges so that voters can make a informed choice while exercising their franchise. After making these observations, a five-judge constitution bench headed by […] Read more » Election Commission featured Supreme Court
Top Law News Bribery remarks: Complaint case filed against Arvind Kejriwal February 26, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission today told the Delhi High Court that a complaint case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was pending before a Goa court for his alleged bribery remarks during the January 2017 assembly polls there. The submission came in pursuance to the court’s earlier direction on whether any FIR has been lodged, as the […] Read more » Arvind Kejriwal bribery case againstChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chief minister Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Delhi High Court EC's counsel P R Chopra s Election Commission featured Justice Rekha Palli No FIR against Kejriwal
Top Law News GCCI moves HC against EC’s power to appoint surveillance teams November 17, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today moved a PIL in the high court challenging the Election Commission’s power to appoint surveillance teams, stating that they infringed upon a citizen’s fundamental rights. In the petition, the GCCI said the EC’s power to appoint static/flying surveillance teams, which in turn is entitled to search […] Read more » Court Election Commission featured GCCI Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry Gujarat High Court Law Legal News
Top Law News SC to hear plea by Congress party on Gujarat polls October 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today agreed to hear this month end a plea by the Congress party seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to frame guidelines for counting of votes through VVPAT machines in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly poll and other elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M […] Read more » Congress Court Election Commission Election Commission of India featured Gujarat polls Law Legal News plea Supreme Court VVPAT machines
Top Law News SC seeks govt’s reply on plea for common electoral rolls October 14, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission for common electoral rolls for Parliament, assembly and local body polls to save public money and manpower. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y […] Read more » Centre government Court Election Commission featured Law Legal News plea for common electoral rolls Supreme Court
