Election Commission of India

Supreme Court issues notice to Central government, Election Commission over de-registration of political parties promising freebies, cash to voters before elections

The Madhya Pradesh High ...

Mamata Banerjee won the Bhabanipur bypoll by a record margin of 58,835 votes defeating BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal. After the win, the West Bengal Chief Minister said, "This is my third victory from Bhabanipur. In 2011, I won the bypoll by a margin of over 54,000 votes.

Lawyers on both sides of the election controversies in the USA will be busy for the next several years. The result of their efforts will determine if American Democracy survives in its current 233-year-old form or becomes an authoritarian state run by a minority political party.

A bench Supreme Court said that the suo motu extension of limitation period will stand withdrawn with effect from October 1, 2021. The Court observed that as the COVID-19 cases have come down and indicated that a buffer period of 90 days will be given with effect from October 1.

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice upon a plea alleging that the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, recently organised in the capital by the Delhi Government, is in violation of the constitutional mandate.

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing on an appeal filed by the Election Commission of India, alleging that EVMs and VVPAT machines used in the assembly polls of six states were lying unused as they were preserved due to an order extending the limitation period for filing pleas, including election petitions, during the second wave of Covid-19.

Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by Swami Chakrapani seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECISVEEP) to allow the Office-Bearers of ABHM, including him, to contest Assembly elections in several States.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that the CBI should be an autonomous body like the Election Commission of India.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the major political parties of the country for failing to comply with the order of disclosing criminal antecedents of candidates contesting elections in Bihar and imposed a heavy fine on them, as much as Rs five lakh.