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Tel. HC: Constitutional Validity of Section 38(2) of RP Act and Rule 5.7.1 of ECI’s Handbook Upheld(01.03.2024)

Telangana High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 38(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act) and Rule 5.7.1 of .....

Tags : Telangana High Court, Section 38(2) of RP Act, Election Commission of India, Constitutional Validity

Kar. HC: Can’t Consider Party’s Declaration, Promise of Policies as Corrupt Practise under RP Act(27.04.2024)

Kar. HC has observed that declaration by a party regarding implementation of policy whether it is sound or not cannot be considered as a corrupt pract.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Corrupt Practise, Section 123 of RP Act

Delhi High Court: Political Parties Can be Covered Under the Ambit of PMLA(10.04.2024)

Delhi High Court after analyzing Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002(PMLA) and Section 2(f) and 29A of the Representation of Pe.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Section 70 PMLA, Section 2(f) of RP Act, Section 29A of RP Act

SC: Can’t Reject Election Petition at Threshold When there is Compliance of Provisions of RP Act(16.09.2024)

Supreme Court has held that an Election Petition should not be rejected at the very threshold when it discloses a cause of action and there is substan.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Election Petition, RP Act

SC: Minor Non-Disclosure of Assets Won’t Invalidate Election(19.08.2025)

Supreme Court has held that failure to disclose assets or income in affidavits is not substantial enough to declare elections void, unless such non-di.....

Tags : Supreme Court, RP Act, Section 123, Section 100

Karnataka HC: Alleged Bribery before Filing Nomination Not ‘Corrupt Practice’(26.08.2025)

Karnataka High Court has ruled that any alleged corrupt act committed by a candidate before their nomination for elections cannot be classified as a c.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, RP Act, Section 123, Corrupt Practice, Pre-Nomination Acts