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Bombay High Court: Star campaigner’s polling-day visit is not “undue influence” without coercion or interference with voter’s free will — “Election petition dismissed for lack of material facts”

1. Court’s decision The Bombay High Court dismissed an election petition challenging the result of the Chandivali Assembly constituency election, holding that the pleadings failed to disclose material facts necessary…
Posted by Rawlaw March 8, 2026
ward formation
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Bombay High Court: Courts cannot stall delimitation or ward formation once the election process is underway — “Articles 243-O and 243-ZG bar interference; objections can be raised in an election petition”

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging ward formation, reservation rotation and delimitation notifications issued for Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis and Municipal Councils across…
Posted by Rawlaw February 14, 2026
election
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Bombay High Court: “Election of a democratically elected candidate cannot be set aside on inferential basis” – Election petition dismissed for lack of material particulars under Representation of the People Act

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed an election petition seeking to set aside the election of a returned candidate from the Karjat Assembly Constituency. The Court held that the…
Posted by Rawlaw October 3, 2025
Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch’s Plea Against Disqualification For Submitting Fake Caste Certificate, Upholds Collector’s Jurisdiction: “Fraud Vitiates Everything, Election Process Cannot Shelter Deceit”
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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sarpanch’s Plea Against Disqualification For Submitting Fake Caste Certificate, Upholds Collector’s Jurisdiction: “Fraud Vitiates Everything, Election Process Cannot Shelter Deceit”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the Additional Divisional Commissioner and Collector’s orders disqualifying the petitioner from the post of Sarpanch for submitting a fabricated…
Posted by Rawlaw July 3, 2025
election
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“Without pleading and proving how non-disclosure affected results, election of returned candidates cannot be set aside.” – Patna High Court

Court’s Decision The Patna High Court allowed the writ petition, set aside the Election Tribunal’s order removing the petitioner from the post of Mukhiya, and restored her election. The Court…
Posted by Rawlaw June 28, 2025
housing society election
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Calcutta High Court Quashes One-Venue Polling Plan for Cooperative Society Election: “Decision So Absurd That No Man of Ordinary Prudence Would Accept the Same” — Directs At Least Five Polling Stations Across Kolkata

Judgment Name: Mainak Goswami & Anr. v. State of West Bengal & Ors. (with) Sagar Prasad & Anr. v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Date of Judgment: 17 June…
Posted by Rawlaw June 19, 2025

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