Karnataka High Court
LEGAL SUBJECT
Election Law
Judgment analyses where this is the main or secondary subject.Latest analyses
30 ARTICLES
Supreme Court
Private citizens can file criminal complaints over false election affidavits, Supreme Court rules】【。
The appellant filed a private complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), alleging that the respondent, a returned MLA, had made a false disclosure of his residential address in the aff...2 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Authorities must verify alleged government-land encroachments and decide the representation after hearing affected persons.
The petitioner, the elected Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Harethi Kala, alleged that eight elected Panchs had encroached on government land and were consequently liable to disqualification under Section 36 of the Chhatti...2 MIN READ↗
Allahabad High Court
UP panchayat elections must be held within three months under the existing 27% OBC quota, despite pending inquiry, Allahabad High Court rules
The petitioners sought directions to hold overdue Panchayat elections and challenged provisions authorising the State to appoint Administrators and notify election dates.3 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Chhattisgarh HC upholds elected municipal president’s removal, holding Section 41-A can address fitness to continue without annulling the election
The petitioner was elected President of Nagar Panchayat, Bilaigarh, in February 2025.4 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Writ prohibition cannot interrupt cooperative elections; disqualification must be challenged through election remedies.
The petitioner and respondent No. 4 were elected directors of the respondent Co-operative Bank in an election held on 27 September 2026.2 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Writ Court Declines to Interfere With Election Ruling After Society Board’s Term Expired
An election to the 13th respondent cooperative society was scheduled for 1 February 2020.1 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Writ petition dismissed as infructuous following petitioners’ memo.
The petitioners challenged the final voters’ list dated 15 September 2026, issued by the Karnataka State Bar Council, and sought relief under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution.1 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Election challenge to AIADMK leader C.V. Shanmugam rejected over lack of specific bribery pleadings
The election petitioner challenged the returned candidate’s election from the Mailam Assembly Constituency, alleging corrupt practice under Section 123(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (“the Act”).2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
An election tribunal must give reasoned findings addressing the evidence before dismissing an election petition.
Elections for Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Tikaria were held on 25 June 2022, and respondent no. 1 was declared elected by a margin of one vote.2 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
OBC candidates elected to SC/ST-reserved cooperative seats; Chhattisgarh High Court upholds cancellation and orders fresh polls
The petitioners, elected representatives of various Prathmik Laghu Vanopaj Sahkari Samitis, challenged the State Cooperative Election Commission’s order dated 28 February 2022 declaring the elections invalid and direc...2 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
A cooperative society with an unlawfully selected managing committee is ineligible for APMC voter-list inclusion.
The petitions challenged Election Officer orders dated 24 August and 5 September 2026 concerning the voters list for the Deodar Agricultural Produce Market Committee election.3 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
Election petitions must be presented personally, not merely filed by counsel, Supreme Court rules in Paneer Selvam case
The petitioner filed an election petition challenging the election of Respondent No. 1 from the Thirumayam Assembly Constituency, alleging corrupt practice and seeking that the election be declared void3 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Procedural irregularities in no-confidence proceedings do not invalidate them absent substantial prejudice.
The petitioner, an elected Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Singhanpur, challenged the SDO’s order dated 24 September 2026 convening a no-confidence meeting for 6 October 2026 at noon.2 MIN READ↗
Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan HC upholds law disqualifying municipal candidates after serious criminal charges are framed
The petitioner challenged the constitutional validity of Section 24(iii) of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, which disqualifies a person from contesting a municipal election where a competent court has taken co...3 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Challenge to exclusion from a completed election is infructuous once a new committee is constituted.
The petitioners challenged the Returning Officer’s order dated 29 December 2025 rejecting their claim to participate and vote in the Karnataka State Adi Jambhavabhivruddi Sangha’s election, scheduled for 18 January 2026.1 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court upholds caste certificate cancellation, leaving councillor’s election retrospectively terminated under Maharashtra law
The Petitioner, elected Councillor from Ward No. 8 of a Municipal Council, held a caste certificate identifying her as “Kunbi” (OBC) and sought its validation.3 MIN READ↗
Rajasthan High Court
Prior reservation for an SC woman does not automatically bar a panchayat from an OBC-woman quota, Rajasthan High Court rules
The petitioners challenged the Sub-Divisional Officer’s order dated 24 September 2026 reserving the office of Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Manchi, for OBC (Woman).2 MIN READ↗
Rajasthan High Court
Municipal election disputes should ordinarily be pursued through statutory election petitions, not writ proceedings.
The appeals challenged a Single Judge’s order concerning the election for Chairman of the Municipal Board, Khatushyamji.2 MIN READ↗
Rajasthan High Court
Courts should leave disputed municipal-election validity issues to the statutory election-petition remedy.
The election for Chairman of the Municipal Board, Khatushyamji, was scheduled for 21 September 2026, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.3 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Pre-existing disqualification at nomination can be challenged only by election petition, not before the District Commissioner.
The petitioner contested the 2025 Panchayat election for Member of 4 No. Palhazi Ward, received 691 valid votes, and lost to respondent No. 5, who received 798 votes.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Pre-Nomination Panchayat Disqualifications Must Be Challenged Through an Election Petition.
The petitioner was elected as a Ward Member of Ward No. 7 of 25-Gutipara Gaon Panchayat in the 2025 Panchayat election.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Madras High Court imposes ₹1 lakh costs on petitioner over PIL seeking election-expense reimbursement from six ex-MLAs, calling it publicity-driven
The petitioner, describing the proceedings as a public interest litigation, sought a direction to the Election Commission of India to act on his representation dated 30 June 2026.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Election petitions pleading foundational facts cannot be rejected at the threshold for deficient particulars.
The applicant, the returned candidate for the Ambasamudram Assembly Constituency, sought rejection under Order VII Rule 11 CPC of the election petition filed by Kanthimathinathan.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Madras HC strikes plea to declare runner-up elected, holding such a declaration cannot follow a multi-candidate contest
The applicant, the returned candidate in the 23 April 2026 Ambasamudram Assembly election, was elected with 65,589 votes.3 MIN READ↗
Calcutta High Court
Unrecognised party cannot claim “Envelope” symbol for Nandigram bypoll, Calcutta High Court rules
Petitioner No. 1, a registered unrecognised political party, had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election and the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election using the symbol “Envelope.”2 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Non-Speaking Order Removing Cooperative Society Voters Must Be Set Aside.
The petitioner, President of a cooperative society, challenged the Joint Registrar’s order allowing Respondent No. 10’s appeal concerning the eligibility of members listed at Serial Nos. 30–54 in the society’s provisi...2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Election petitions lacking material facts and a complete cause of action must be rejected.
The election petitioner challenged Regupathy S.’s election from the Thirumayam Legislative Assembly Constituency, alleging irregularities in the counting of votes at specified polling stations and seeking inspection a...2 MIN READ↗
Odisha High Court
A stay of an order rejecting interim relief does not stay the underlying proceedings.
The petitioner, who was the opposite party in Election Misc. Case No. 03 of 2022, challenged an order of the District Judge, Balasore, rejecting his applications in a pending transfer petition (TRP(C) No. 10 of 2024)...2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Invalidated membership transfers necessitate fresh cooperative-society elections.
The petitioner, a member of Maharishi Dayanand CGHS Ltd., challenged the Society’s Managing Committee elections held on 9 August 2026, alleging that 18 persons whose membership transfers had not been regularised were...2 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.