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Representation of the People Act

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MOAHAMMED RAFIQ GULAM RASUL ANSARIversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Arjun Vitthal, a member of the Social Democratic Party of India, challenged an externment order issued under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 that barred him from several Mumbai districts for 18 months. The order was based on eight offences, many of which were either …

RAHUL GANDHIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Dismissed

Rahul Gandhi filed a writ petition challenging the issuance of process against him for alleged defamation under Section 500 IPC, based on a complaint by Mahesh H. Shrishrimal, a BJP member. The petitioner argued that the complainant lacked locus standi under Section 199 CrPC and that the BJP, being …

ISHWARBHAI NARSENGBHAI PARMARversusTHE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

Ishwarbhai Narsengbhai Parmar filed a writ petition challenging the State Election Commission's final notification reserving a District Panchayat seat in Vav‑Tharad for a Scheduled Caste woman. The petitioner argued that the earlier draft notification of 25‑Feb‑2026 already allocated the seat to a …

AMARINDER SINGHversusSPECIAL COMMITIEE, PUNJAB VIDHAN ,SABHA & OTHERS

2010 INSC 240Disposed off

Captain Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, was expelled from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for the remainder of its 13th term after a Special Committee found him involved in an alleged illegal exemption of land during his tenure as Chief Minister in the 12th term. The appellant challenged …

JANAK SINGHversusRAM DAS RAI AND ORS.

2005 INSC 25Dismissed

The appellant, Janak Singh, contested the election of Ram Das Rai to the State Assembly, alleging miscounting of ballot papers, failure to grant a recount under Rule 63 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, and various irregularities in the counting process. The High Court found that the …

P.S. SATHAPPAN (DEAD) BY LRSversusANDHRA BANK LTD. AND ORS.

2004 INSC 583Appeal(s) allowed

The petitioners challenged a Madras High Court judgment that a Letters Patent Appeal under Clause 15 was not maintainable against an order of a single High Court judge hearing an appeal. The Supreme Court examined the interplay between Section 104(1) and (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, the …

KAILASH SONKARversusSMT. MAYA DEVI

1983 INSC 200Dismissed

The case concerned an election dispute in Madhya Pradesh where the respondent, Maya Devi, claimed to belong to the Katia scheduled caste despite being born to Christian parents. The appellant challenged her eligibility, arguing that conversion to Christianity caused a loss of caste and that …