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Orissa HC Upholds Constitutional Validity of Section 34 RP Act(02.05.2022)

Orissa High Court upheld the Constitutional validity of Section 34 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 that specifies that eligible citizens.....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Section 34, Representation of the People Act, 1951, State Legislative Assembly, Member of Parliament

SC Rejects Plea Challenging Section 62(5) Representation of the People Act, 1951(05.05.2023)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea challenging Section 62(5) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 that denies prisoner right to vote and.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Representation of the People Act, Right to Vote

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Provision Allowing Use of EVMs(16.08.2022)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 61A of the Representation of the People Act which per.....

Tags : Supreme Court, EVM, Representation of the People Act

Meghalaya HC: Petitioner Must Personally Present Election Petitions Before the HC(07.04.2026)

Meghalaya HC held that u/s 81(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, an election petition must be personally presented by the petitioner to.....

Tags : Election Petitions, Representation of the People Act, Petitioner

Del HC: False Educational Qualification Declaration does not amount to Corrupt Practice U/S 123(4)(27.04.2026)

Delhi HC held that a false declaration of one’s educational qualification in a nomination affidavit does not constitute a corrupt practice u/s 123(4) .....

Tags : Representation of the People Act; Educational Qualification; Corrupt Practice