State Election Commissioner

Supreme Court dismissed the filed by BJP leaders against the Calcutta High Court for directing the State Election Commissioner to examine the ground situation in each of the 108 West Bengal municipalities going to polls on February 27, and take a decision on deployment of central paramilitary forces.

The State Election Commission can go ahead with the elections in the five municipalities after the Bombay High Court decision stopped by the Apex Court

The Court was hearing the SLP filed by the state of Andhra Pradesh challenging the High Court's order whereby it categorically refused to interfere in the State Election Commissioner's decision to hold Panchayat polls.

New Delhi (ILNS): The Telangana High Court has clarified that there will be no early hearing on the petition filed for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election.

Andhra Pradesh State Ele...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday has issued notice in plea by Andhra Pradesh government against order of Andhra Pradesh High Court quashing ordinance provision curtailing the tenure of State election commissioner from five to three years.

In a setback of sorts for chief minister Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the reinstatement of N. Ramesh Kumar as State Election Commissioner, setting aside the appointment of retired Justice V Kanagaraju from Tamil Nadu by state government two months back.