Top Law News SC Issues Notice On Plea By 21 Political Parties For 50% VVPAT Verification March 15, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition filed by leaders from 21 political parties seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India(ECI) to randomly verify at least 50 per cent votes using Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) in the polls to 17th Lok Sabha. The bench headed by Chief Justice of […] Read more » Election Commission of India Electronic Voting Machine EVM Lok Sabha polls VVPAT
Top Law News Supreme Court Curious About Fate Of Persons Whose Name Appears In Electoral Roll But Not In Final NRC . March 14, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The question that looms large and what the Court would like to be informed about is the precise relationship between the final N.R.C. which is due to be published on 31.7.2019 and the electoral rolls.” What would be fate of the persons whose names appear in the electoral roll but are not included in the […] Read more » cji ranjan gogoi Election Commission of India Fate Of Persons Whose Name Appears In Electoral Roll But Not In Final NRC Justice Deepak Gupta Justice Sanjeev Khanna Name Appears In Electoral Roll Name Appears Not In Final NRC nrc assam Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in SC to nullify polls if maximum voters opt for NOTA November 15, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court to direct the poll panel to nullify an election result and conducting of fresh poll if the maximum votes are for NOTA in a particular constituency. The petition, which is likely to come up for hearing next week, has also sought a direction to the Election […] Read more » Court ECI Election Commission of India featured Law Legal News NOTA plea Supreme Court
Top Law News Plea in SC to protect Election Commissioners from removal October 25, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking constitutional protection to Election Commissioners (ECs) by bringing their removal procedure on par with that of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). The PIL has also sought direction to the Centre to provide an independent secretariat to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and declare its […] Read more » Court Election Commission of India election commissioners featured Law Legal News plea Supreme Court
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 PIL in SC to bar people from contesting polls from two seats October 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to restrict candidates from contesting elections for the same office simultaneously from more than one constituency. The PIL has also sought a direction to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take appropriate steps to discourage independent candidates from contesting Parliament and […] Read more » Centre government Court Election Commission of India featured Law Legal News PIL Supreme Court
Top Law News PIL on political funding: SC asks govt, poll panel to respond October 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought the responses of the government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a PIL challenging the recent changes in laws on funding of political parties and alleging that these “legitimise electoral corruption”. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued […] Read more » Court Election Commission of India featured Law Legal News PIL on political funding Poll panel Supreme Court
Top Law News Poll spending: Delhi HC asks ECI for regulation on it May 4, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court today asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to place before it the regulation for bringing transparency regarding expenditure of political parties and funds received by them. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra directed the counsel for the poll panel to inform whether the parties […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court ECI regulation Election Commission of India featured Law Legal News Poll spending
Top Law News Plea against pre-poll freebies promise: HC seeks Govt,EC reply February 2, 2017 / February 2, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking to restrain all political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita […] Read more » A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini Assembly polls Election Commission of India featured Plea against pre-poll freebies promise plea by Delhi resident Ashok Sharma Pre-poll freebies Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
Top Law News NHRC seeks action against engaging children in polls March 24, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take appropriate action against parties and candidates engaging children for their campaigns for the Lok Sabha polls, an activist said here on Saturday. Acting on a complaint lodged by Odisha based rights activist Akhand, the NHRC has ordered the ECI […] Read more » Election Commission of India Elections 2014 Lok Sabha National Human Rights Commission news NHRC todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News CBI chargesheets six in ‘cash-for-vote’ case June 5, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI today filed chargesheet against six persons, including an MLA and two industrialists, in the horse trading case that forced Election Commission of India to hold Rajya Sabha elections afresh after scraping its original poll notification in 2012. The chargesheet was filed in the special CBI court here against JMM MLA Sita Soren, her father B Majhi, the then Independent […] Read more » CBI CBI chargesheets six in 'cash-for-vote' case CBI officer A K Jha Chamber of Commerce Election Commission of India national news news Rajendra Mandal Rajya Sabha elections Sunil Kumar Maheswari todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News HC says it can not give directions to Election Commission August 31, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court today rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Election Commission (EC) to fit Electronic Voting Machines with camera and to video-record the voting process. “High Court doesn’t have powers under Article 226 (of the Constitution) to give direction to the Constitutional authority like Election Commission of India,” division bench […] Read more » Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya Constitutional authority Election Commission Election Commission of India Gujarat High Court HC says it can not give directions to Election Commission Justice J.B. Pardiwala Petitioner Girish Das public interest litigation reliability and functionality
