Top Law News BJP asks EC for speedy work on right to reject October 1, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict providing voters the right to reject all candidates in a poll, the BJP Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take immediate cognizance of the matter and call an all-party meet. “The verdict should be seen in the context of compulsory electoral reforms, and the EC should immediately take cognizance and […] Read more » BJP asks EC for speedy work Election Commission national news news NOTA Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Court bans caste based rallies in UP July 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court has ordered an immediate end to caste based political rallies in UP, throwing sand in the gears of parties that have been keen on moving beyond their traditional catchment areas to lure other large untapped social groupings. The Lucknow bench of the court on Thursday issued notices to central and state […] Read more » Badri Narayan BJP BSP and SP Congress Court bans caste based rallies in UP Election Commission national news news todays news todays top news Top news
Top Law News Emergent notices issued to Cong Prez Sonia, others April 9, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An order has been issued on emergent notices to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and state PCC chief G Parameshwara has been issued by the Karnataka High Court on the petition seeking a probe into alleged collection of funds from party members seeking tickets for the May 5 state Assembly polls. Justice Abdul Nazeer ordered issue of […] Read more » Congress President Congress president Sonia Gandhi Election Commission PCC chief Sonia Gandhi Special Investigation Team state Chief Electoral Officer state PCC chief G Parameshwara
Top Law News RS horse trading: HC asks CBI why delay in filing April 3, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI has been asked by the Jharkhand High court why no charge sheet was filed so far in connection with the horse-trading case that had led to countermanding of the 2012 Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand Hearing a PIL filed by a social activist, the division bench, headed by Chief Justice P C Tatia, asked […] Read more » CBI Chief Justice P.C. Tatia countermanding of the 2012 Election Commission FIR accused horse-trading case Jharkhand High Court JMM MLA Sita Soren Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand RS horse trading Shibu Soren
Top Law News BSP Leader Shot Dead at His Farmhouse in South Delhi March 26, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi: Deepak Bharadwaj who is a leader of BSP and one of the richest candidates in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections has been shot dead by the two men here. The incident took place in the farmhouse ‘Nitesh Kunj’ located in Vasant Kunj area at 9:15 AM. Two others also suffered injuries in the incident. Two […] Read more » BSP Leader BSP Leader Deepak Bharadwaj Deepak Bharadwaj education Election Commission Farmhouse in South Delhi hotel Nitesh Kunj real estate business Vasant Kunj area
Top Law News HC to EC: Pay market rate to requisite vehicle owners December 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Gujarat High Court today ordered the Election Commission (EC) to pay remuneration at the market rate to the owners whose vehicles were requisitioned by it for the poll duty during the just concluded state Assembly elections. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala today pronounced its verdict on the […] Read more » advocate Harshil Dholakia Ashok Munishwar Giri Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya Election Commission Gujarat High Court HC orders EC to pay market rate to requisite vehicle owners Justice J.B. Pardiwala Pay market rate to requisite vehicle owners PIL against EC's vehicle requisition reimburse vehicle owners requisite vehicle owners state Assembly elections
Top Law News Election Commission apologies before Guj High Court on issue of vehicles for poll duty December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On the issue of requisitioning of vehicles the Election Commission has tendered an oral apology to the Gujarat High Court, because for the poll work, following which court reserved its verdict on the PIL challenging EC action. The division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala on reserved its verdict on the […] Read more » Ashok Munishwar Giri Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala Election Commission Gujarat High Court Harshil Dholakia PIL challenging Election Commission action
Media & Entertainment News Supreme Court pulls up Jayalalithaa for filing 4 nominations in 2001 November 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Supreme Court pulls up Jayalalithaa for filing 4 nominations in 2001 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was pulled up by The Supreme Court for filing four nominations during the 2001 Assembly polls. “You had held top post in the state and held post only below to his excellency. You are a public figure in the state and you run a party. How can you do this?” […] Read more » 2001 Assembly polls AIADMK Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Election Commission filing 4 nominations in 2001 Jayalalithaa Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad nominations in 2001 Senior advocate U U Lalit Supreme Court Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
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
Top Law News Mulayam activated presidential poll July 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Mulayam activated presidential poll Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav who activated presidential poll by ticking a ballot in favour of Opposition nominee P A Sangma, only to tear the paper and vote for UPA’s Pranab Mukherjee. The SP boss, who was among the early voters at Parliament House, first marked a vote for Sangma. Realizing his mistake, Yadav […] Read more » Election Commission Mulayam Mulayam role in presidential poll Mulayam Singh Mulayam Singh Yadav presidential poll Rajya Sabha secretary general V K Agnihotri Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav
Top Law News Sangma to move EC against UPA’s presidential nominee July 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment P A Sangma has decided to petition the Election Commission on Saturday against UPA’s presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee. The Rajya Sabha secretary general, the returning officer, had on Wednesday rejected their objection that presidential nominee Mukherjee should be disqualified as a presidential nominee because he had violated office of profit rules. “We have decided to petition the […] Read more » EC Election Commission Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata ISI ISI Kolkata P A Sangma presidential election presidential election in India presidential election of 2012 presidential elections presidential nominee presidential nominee of 2012 presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee UPA’s presidential nominee
Top Law News Election Commission notifies ban on Exit Polls in five states February 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Election Commission has notified the period for ban on Exit poll from 0700 hrs on January 28 to 1730 hrs on March 3 as required under section 126 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, both on electronic and print media about the ongoing elections to legislative assemblies in five states. Besides, […] Read more » Election Commission Representation of the People Act 1951 section 126 A