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The Supreme Court dismissed writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Representation of People (Amendment) Act, 2003, which amended the Representation of People Act, 1951 to remove the requirement of domicile/residence in a State for election to the Council of States (Rajya …
The Supreme Court examined an appeal against the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order upholding the rejection of a candidate’s nomination in a bye‑election. The Election Commission had instructed Returning Officers to require candidates to fill a proforma disclosing information relevant to …
The petition challenged the constitutional validity of the Constitution (Seventy‑second Amendment) Act, 1992 which inserted sub‑Article (3B) into Article 332, providing that seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Tripura Legislative Assembly would be reserved based on the existing number of ST members …
Dudh Nath Prasad, an IAS officer, was appointed in 1968 to a reserved Scheduled Caste (SC) vacancy based on a caste certificate issued by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Howrah, West Bengal. Although he was born, educated and held property in Bihar, his parents had been residing in Howrah for over 30 …
In the 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, both the appellant Baburao and the first respondent Manikrao filed nominations from Nilanga constituency. The respondent's name appeared in the electoral rolls of both Nilanga and Latur constituencies. Baburao objected, claiming that this dual …
A case was registered under Section 31 of the Representation of People Act, 1950, which is a non‑cognizable offence. The police filed an FIR and investigated, submitting a report seeking the appellant's discharge. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, relying on the report, took cognizance and proceeded …
The Supreme Court entertained a public‑interest writ filed by Common Cause seeking enforcement of statutory provisions that require political parties to disclose their sources of funding and maintain audited accounts. The Court examined the obligations under Section 293A of the Companies Act, 1956, …
The Election Commission of India sought to requisition a large number of officers and staff of the State Bank of India for election duties under Article 324(6) of the Constitution. The State Bank Staff Association challenged the requisition, arguing that the Commission had no power under Section 26 …
The Supreme Court considered writ petitions filed under Article 32 challenging a press note issued by the Election Commission that elections in Bihar and Orissa would not be held unless photo identity cards were supplied to all eligible voters. The Commission had earlier directed states, under Rule …
