Important Judgements

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1

Appeal(Civil) 5756 of 2005
Kishansingh Tomar
Vrs.
Municipal Corporation of the City of Amedabad & Ors

Important Judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for timely Conduct of Election to Panchayat & ULBs and the Authority & status of the State Election Commission.

2

WP 7987/2020
Sri K.C. Kondaiah and Others
Vrs
State of Karnataka and others.

High Court Order WP 7987/2020 regarding decision for conduct of Grama Panchayat Elections in Karnataka.

3

W.P. No. 8163 of 2020
Dr. N. Ramesh Kumar
Vrs.
State of Andhra Pradesh and others.

Judgement of AP High Court in matter relating to removal of SEC Andhra Pradesh

4

W.P.(C) No. 17362 of 2016
Subash Chandra Biswal
Vrs.
State of Odisha and others

5

W.P.(C) No. 682/2016
Kanak Lata Nayak.
Vrs.
Election Commissioner and Others

6

W.P.(C) No.556/07
Sri Nityananda Pradhan,
Conununist Party of India
Vrs.
SEC and Others.

The petitioner prayed to use the symbol allotted to candidates sponsored by the National Party or State Party in Form No. 18 shall be allotted symbols reserved by the ECI for such a political parties. The same was disposed by the Hon’ble High Court on 16.01.2007.

7

W.P.(C) No.2266/2007
Manmohan Patel
Vrs.
SEC and Others.

Correction of number of votes polled by candidate which is apparent on the face of record and to quash the result declared, the petition dismissed.

8

W.P.(C) No. 14930/06
Sabita Majhi
Vrs.
SEC and Others.

Double-entry’ in the Electoral Roll both in urban & rural area. The High Court upheld the order of the Commission’s for further enquiry by the Election Officer the writ is dismissed.

9

W.P.(C) No.9277/2006 Srikanta Kumar Panda
Vrs.
State of Orissa Others.

The petitioner alleged that the names of the person who have become 18 years after 1.1.2002 have been eliminated from the Electoral Roll in the election of Kendrapara Municipality 2006. Petition dismissed.

10

W.P.(C) No.2019/06
Rabinarayan Hati
Vrs.
Nityananda Patra & Others.

The Petitioner challenged the orders of the Election Tribunal, who unseated the petitioner, and declared the Election void due to the malpractice at the time of recounting. The writ was dismissed.

11

W.P.(C) No. 12860/04
Dhirendra Pandua
Vrs.
Election Tribunal-cum-District
Judge, Balasore and Others.

The petitioner has challenged the order of tire Election Tribunal declaring him unfit for contesting election since he is a leprosy patient. Aggrieved by the above order the petitioner filed a writ before the High Court which was dismissed.

12

W.P.(C) No. 7646/03 Rashid Aslam
Vrs.
State of Orissa & Others.

Challenges the holding of election to Rourkela Municipality on the basis of the 1991 census and non-reservation of seats for other Backward Classes and the petition dismissed.

13

W.P.(C) No.3509/2002
Dhruba Charan Jena
Vrs.
State of Orissa

The petitioner challenged the delimitation of Wards & reservation of seat of Kendrapara Municipality which was subsequently dismissed by the Hon’ble Court on 5.5.2006.

14

O.J.C.No.2670/02
Tillotama Bhatra
Vrs
SEC Others

One candidate was declared elected uncontested when the nomination of other candidate was rejected on the ground that she is unable to write and read Oriya. The District Collector, Nawarangpur made an enquiry into this and submitted a report to the Commission for cancellation of poll. Commission ordered accordingly. High Court took exception to the action of the Commission.

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OJC No. 7174/98
Sakuntala Choupattnaik
Vrs
Ratnaprava Mohapatra & Others

1. Double entry of name in E/R both in Voter List of Assembly Const. No.39 of Khurda & Gram Panchayat Voter List i.e. village Singhpur of Nuagada G!P. under Tangi Block.

2. Election was nullified by the District Judge, Khurda.

3. Writ petition filed in High Court against the order of the District Judge, the same was rejected by the High Court.