Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 41, 38 -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 147,148,149,302,397 -- Bail - Offence u/ss 147, 148, 149, 302, 397 IPC - Election rivalry - Both the deceased above sixty years of age and killed in dense population in broad day light - Considering nature of accusation, bail denied...........
Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, Section 7A, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 243(ZG) -- Election - Municipal Corporation - Publication of notification - Writ petition challenging non rotation of wards as per reservation - Maintainability - Held election disputes can be raised after completion of elections - Even if there is no ground to challenge rotation of..........
Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 83(1), 81, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 15 -- Election petition - Allegation of corrupt practice - Petition not verified in manner contemplated in S.83 - Held, in absence of proper verification, election petition was incomplete as it did not contain complete cause of action. Paras 24, 26)..........
Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, Section 7A, Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 35 -- Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation Order, 1995, cl.4 - Delimitation of wards - Petitioners sought direction to respondents to ensure delimitation of wards of Municipal Corporation as per census 2011 before publication of notification u/s.35 of the Act..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 1, Rule 10, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 243B, Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1947, Section 12C, Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Settlement of Election (Disputes)) Rules, 1994, Rule 3 -..........
Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, Section 176(l) -- Election petition - Presentation of - Election petition presented by counsel for election petitioner - Petition not presented in person by election petitioner - Held, S.176(1) of the Act stipulates that election petition is to be presented by election petitioner in person - Election petition not validly presented and..........
Punjab State Election Commission Act, 1994, Section 74, 87, 88, 100 -- Sarpanch - De-notification of - Validity - Respondent No.6 elected as Sarpanch - Inter se dispute between `B' and `J' - In election petition neither election of respondent No.6 was challenged nor any prayer was made for setting aside his election - Election Tribunal while deciding above mentioned inter..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Section 59 -- Powers of Election Commission - Biennial election to Council of States - Counting of votes - Powers of Election Commission under Art.324 of Constitution are very wide - Allegation of use of money and horse trading - Election Commission was right in its wisdom to take immediate action by stopping counting and recommend cancellation..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 324, Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951, Section 59 -- Biennial election to Council of States - Allegation of use of money and horse trading - Cancellation of election notification ordered by Election Commission on basis of substantial piece of evidence - Petitioners who challenged decision of Election Commission, are not entitled..........
