Search Results for Tag : vote
Judgments
Uttarakhand Vote of Confidence on 10 May 2016(06.05.2016)
The Supreme Court gave the go ahead for conducting of floor test in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 10 May 2016. The only agenda before the As.....
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Statute
Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016(17.02.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Delimitation Act, 2002 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950, enabling the Election Commission t.....
Tags : West Bengal, enclaves, right to vote
Notifications & Circulars
Election Commission of India organises a Workshop for Radio Jockeys on Voter Awareness.(22.01.2019)
Election Commission of India organized a workshop for Radio Jockeys (RJs) of leading FM channels including All India Radio and various private FM chan.....
Tags : Workshop, Voter Awareness, Radio Jockeys
News
Gujarat High Court Refuses to Intervene in Matter of Missing Names from Voters List(30.11.2015)
Gujarat HC while refusing to intervene, has said that voters whose names were deleted from voters list can approach competent courts and authorities.
Tags : Gujarat HC, voters list
Delhi HC Appoints Local Commissioner to Submit Report on Donations, Facilities for Devotees(26.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has appointed a local commissioner for paying surprise visits in Kalkaji Temple in respect of ascertaining conduct of 'puja sewa', co.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Report on Donations, Facilities for Devotees
SC Rejects Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh Plea for Release From Prison For Voting In MLC Elections(21.06.2022)
Supreme Court has refused to allow the temporary release of Maharashtra Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh from the pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vote, Maharashtra Legislative Council
SC: Voter has Right to Know About the Full Background of a Candidate(26.07.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that elector or voter’s right to know about the full background of a candidate - evolved through court decisions - is an ad.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Voter, Right, Background
Delhi HC Orders Release of 410 VVPAT Machines For Use in Assembly Polls(08.02.2017)
Delhi High Court has allowed AAP Government's plea seeking release of 410 Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines, which were earlier ordere.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Voter Verified Paper Audit, AAP
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Hearing on Linking Voter IDs with Aadhaar(08.01.2019)
Supreme Court has declined urgent hearing of a plea seeking linking of Voter ID cards with Aadhaar numbers to curtail bogus and duplicate voting in el.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Linking Voter IDs with Aadhaar
SC Refers to 7 Judge Bench Issue Regarding Immunity of MPs/MLAs Taking Bribe for Votes(21.09.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a 7 Judge bench the judgement in PV Narasimha Rao v State (MANU/SC/0293/1998) that held that legislators enjoyed immunit.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Immunity, MPs/MLAs, Votes, Bribery
Supreme Court Asks Election Commission, ‘By When Will You Introduce Paper Trail in EVMs’(06.01.2017)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission to spell out time frame within which it would introduce Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in EVMs.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Election Commission, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
Madras High Court Voices Concern Over Bogus Voter Entries(14.12.2017)
Madras High Court has voiced its anguish over a large number of illegal entries in the voters' list in the by poll-bound RK Nagar Assembly constituenc.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Bogus Voter
Cabinet Introduces The Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 2016(01.04.2016)
Ministry of Law and Justice has introduced the Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 2016.
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Madras HC Calls For Assembly Footage Over Plea to Declare Palaniswami Trust Vote Void(28.02.2017)
Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary to produce video recording of entire House proceedings on the day of confidence vote whic.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Palaniswami, Trust Vote
Supreme Court: “If You Don't Vote, Then You Have "No Right" To Question Or Blame Government”(06.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while observing that Court cannot pass a sweeping order on encroachments in a matter involving all states, has said that ‘If a person .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Vote, encroachments
Criminal Background of a Person can't Hinder his Right as Devotee: Kerala HC(18.01.2019)
Kerala High Court has permitted a man, accused in various crimes, to have 'darsan' of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala, observing that his right as a devote.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Right as a Devotee
Follow ‘One Bar, One Vote’ Principle for Election: Bombay High Court(10.12.2018)
Bombay High Court has held that the elections of Thane District Court Bar Association (TDCBA) shall be held according to the principle of ‘One Bar, On.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, 'One Bar, One Vote'
DCDRC to Tirumala Tirupati: Allot Seva Ticket or Pay Rs 45 Lakhs to Devotee Waiting Since 2006(06.09.2022)
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Salem has directed Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanam to allot ticket for Melchat Vastram Seva with.....
Tags : DCDRC, Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanam, Devotee
Kerala HC Rejects Candidate's Vote Who Allegedly Voted For Himself, Cites Ambiguity in Ballot Paper(17.11.2023)
Kerala High Court while rejecting the vote cast by a voter who was a candidate himself has observed that the intention of the voter was not reflected .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, vote, Ballot Paper
SC: Vote Cast by Lawmaker Prior to Conviction on Same Day Cannot be Termed Invalid(21.12.2020)
Supreme Court has held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid.
Tags : Supreme Court, Vote Cast Before Conviction
Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt's Status Report on Removal of Encroachments, Management of Devotees(08.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought status report from the Delhi Government on the aspect of removal of encroachments and management of devotees in the Kalkaj.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Removal of Encroachments, Management of Devotees
Disclosure of Assets Needed to Educate Voters on Candidate’s Financial Status: Bombay High Court(26.03.2018)
Bombay High Court has said that the disclosure of assets and liabilities of candidates in an election was to make voters aware of the financial status.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Voters
CRIMINAL - SC Asks ECI to Introduce Flexibility in Eligibility Conditions for Registration as 'Defence Voters'(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it will be open for Election Commission to introduce requisite flexibility in eligibility conditions prescribed for de.....
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CIVIL - SC Asks ECI to Introduce Flexibility in Eligibility Conditions for Registration as 'Defence Voters'(20.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that it will be open for Election Commission to introduce requisite flexibility in eligibility conditions prescribed for de.....
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US Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls(12.06.2018)
US Supreme Court has upheld Ohio’s aggressive efforts to purge its voting rolls, siding with Republicans in the latest partisan battle over how far st.....
Tags : US Supreme Court, Votes
Madras HC Refuses Plea Insisting on Administering Oath at Polling Booth(03.03.2021)
Madras High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation petition which insisted that every voter should be administered an oath at the.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Cash for Votes
SC: Adequate Measures Available For Voters in Event of Error/Deletion of Names From Voter’s List(13.02.2024)
Supreme Court while closing proceedings related to duplication of names in electoral rolls, has held that there exist adequate measures for the aggrie.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Voter’s List, Electoral Rolls, Registration Officer
Delhi High Court: Lawyers Can’t Vote in More Than One Bar(01.06.2016)
In a ruling expected to streamline the bar association elections across various courts in Delhi the High Court has upheld the principle of one advocat.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Lawyer, Vote
Karnataka HC Refuses Plea to Allow All Senior Citizens to Cast Vote Through Postal Ballots(24.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a plea which sought to permit all senior citizens to cast vote through postal ballots. The Court has dis.....
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CIVIL - Explain Updation of Assam Voter List: SC to Elections Commission(13.03.2019)
Supreme Court has asked Election Commission to furnish data on addition and deletion of voters from electoral rolls in Assam and also asked how it wil.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Assam NRC, Voter List
Supreme Court Directs Issuance of Ration Cards, Voter IDs to Sex Workers(16.12.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the State Governments and Union Territories to commence the process of issuance of ration cards/ Voters Identity cards imme.....
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2021 TN Assembly Elections: Mad. HC Directs Recounting of 605 Rejected Postal Ballot Votes(26.03.2024)
Madras High Court has ordered the recounting of 605 postal ballot votes which were rejected without assigning proper reasons in the Krishnagiri consti.....
Tags : Krishnagiri constituency, postal ballot votes, Madras High Court
Kerala High Court: Removal of Name from Voters’ List Without Hearing Unlawful(18.06.2019)
Kerala High Court has observed that it is illegal to remove a voter from the voters list without giving him an opportunity of hearing. Further any ina.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Voters' List
SC: Nominated Members of the Municipal Corporation Can't Vote in Election of Mayor(20.02.2023)
Supreme Court has held that prohibition on nominated members exercising the right to vote in terms of S 3(3)(b)(1) f Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Nominated Members, Vote, Mayor
Telangana High Court Issues Notice Asking for Plan to Manage Crowds of Voters(29.04.2021)
Telangana High Court has issued notice to the State Election Commission, asking it to furnish a plan that it proposes for managing crowding of voters .....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Manage Crowds of Voters
Madras HC: ECI to Ensure That Vote Counting Day Does Not Become Super-Spreader for Covid-19(30.04.2021)
Madras High Court has said that the Election Commission of India, State Government and the political parties should ensure that the counting day does .....
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Allahabad HC: Learning Driving License, Voter ID Card Can't Be Considered to Determine Juvenile's Age(11.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed that the Learning Driving License and Voter I.D. Card should not be taken into account while determining the age of .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Learning Driving License, Voter I.D., juvenile
ECI Directed to Ensure Appointment of Vote Counting Staff Strictly Through Prescribed Guidelines(04.06.2024)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure the appointment of counting staff for Lok Sabha polls 2024 strictly .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, ECI, Vote Counting Staff, Chief Electoral Officer
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: Constitution Doesn’t Take Away Right of Non Tribal Person to Vote in Scheduled Area(15.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Representation of People 1950 Act is applicable to Scheduled Area and therefore any person eligible to vote who is ordinar.....
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SC: Is Seeking Votes in Garb of Religion a Corrupt Practice?(27.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked whether a candidate or a party, seeking votes in name of religion, caste or tribe by promising that this would help protect an.....
Tags : Supreme Court, votes, religion, corrupt practice
SC: Every Voter Has Fundamental Right to Know About Educational Qualification of Candidate(02.11.2016)
Supreme Court has held that voters have a fundamental right to know academic qualification of a candidate and any false declaration on this count can .....
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Calcutta High Court: Bongaon Civic Trust Vote Misrepresentation of Democracy(30.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed Bongaon Municipality trust vote as an example of democracy lying on the footpath and called it a perversion of justi.....
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SC Asks Centre to Act on Plea Seeking a System to Authenticate Government ID Cards(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has asked Centre to consider as representation a PIL seeking to put in place a technology to authenticate identity cards like voter ID, .....
Tags : Supreme Court, PIL, voter ID, Aadhar cards, driving licenses
Bombay HC Agrees to Hear Tata Sons, Nusli Wadia in EGM Vote Case(16.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has allowed Tata Sons and Industrialist Nusli Wadia to be made parties to a suit filed by four retail shareholders on removal of ind.....
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SC Allows Jailed MLAs Nawab Malik & Anil Deshmukh to Participate in Maharashtra Assembly Floor Test(30.06.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed jailed Maharashtra MLAs Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh to vote in the Maharashtra Assembly floor test, which the Governor has.....
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Gujarat HC: Inclusion/ Exclusion of Name In Voters' List Not An Extraordinary Circumstance(18.05.2022)
Gujarat High Court has reiterated that removing a person's name from the voters' list is not an extraordinary circumstance that requires the High Cour.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, voters' list, High Court, Article 226