Saturday, 05 September, 2026

Tag: election petition


High Court of Madras

July 11, 2026 : The Madras High Court has restrained the Election Commission of India (ECI) from issuing notifications for bye-elections to five vacant Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu until July 31, holding that significant constitutional and legal questions must Read more…


Calcutta High Court

June 16, 2026 : All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and incumbent Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Read more…


Supreme Court of India SCI

June 12, 2026 : The Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh, holding that constitutional courts cannot interfere in election Read more…


Supreme Court of India SCI

May 13, 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an interim order of the Madras High Court which had restrained Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA Sreenivasa Sethupathi from participating in the floor test in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Read more…


High Court of Madras

May 11, 2026 : The Madras High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by DMK leader and former Co-operatives Minister KR Periakaruppan, who alleged that a postal ballot was wrongly processed between two Assembly constituencies bearing Read more…


High Court of Madras

The Madras High Court on Sunday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed by DMK leader and former Co-operatives Minister KR Periakaruppan, alleging that a postal ballot was wrongly processed between two Assembly constituencies Read more…


Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal

News Citation : 2026 LN (HC) 260 | 2026:CGHC:17589 April 17, 2026 : The Chhattisgarh High Court has upheld the rejection of a candidate’s nomination for the 2023 Assembly elections from the Sitapur (ST) constituency, ruling that the Returning Officer Read more…