September 2019

Panchayat Election—Recounting of Votes—Election Tribunal has power to order recounting—Writ Jurisdiction not maintainable

By | September 7th, 2019|Election Laws|

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March 2018

Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, S.81–Election Petition-Appellant had raised triable issues through his pleadings-Tribunal should have framed issues and allowed parties to lead evidence

By | March 30th, 2018|Election Laws|

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January 2018

Section 17 of the Act shows that no person shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for more than one constituency. However, the violation of said section itself has not been made punishable, meaning thereby that registration as a voter at two places itself is not a criminal offence.

By | January 23rd, 2018|Election Laws|

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December 2017

Representation of the People Act, 1950, S.24–Foreign National-Cancellation of citizenship-Deletion of name from electoral roll

By | December 13th, 2017|Election Laws|

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Election Petition was withdrawn, at the instance of petitioner herself-Thereafter, she is not entitled to challenge the said election on that very same grounds as mentioned in earlier election petition

By | December 8th, 2017|Election Laws|

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November 2017

Recounting of Votes—Election of Sarpanch—Tribunal could not have passed the order for the satisfaction of the election petitioner.

By | November 22nd, 2017|Election Laws, Punjab Panchayati Raj Act|

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September 2017

Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order 2016, Para 4(d)–Election Symbol–CPl(M) is no longer a State party and though registered would come within the ambit of unrecognized party

By | September 7th, 2017|Election Laws|

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June 2017

Recounting of Votes-Mere fact that the difference in vote itself is very minimal is not a ground in itself to order a recount-Recounting can be directed only if there had been an error in the manner of how the votes were counted.

By | June 22nd, 2017|Election Laws|

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Punjab State Election Rules, 1994, R.35–Recounting of votes-Cancellation of votes– If for personal satisfaction presiding officer has ordered the recounting of votes, Court should be slow in interfering in the exercise of such discretion by the Tribunal.

By | June 13th, 2017|Election Laws|

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Election—Nomination paper is liable to be rejected on false declaration of educational qualification. Election—Election petition of defeated candidate allowed but he changed party in the meantime—He not can be declared elected.

By | June 5th, 2017|Election Laws|

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