The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of Mukhtar Ansari, under the FIR lodged in Kotwali Nagar for making objectionable statements during the Assembly elections.
Allahabad High Court division bench while hearing a Petition filed by Suraj Singh asked the Election Commission Of India to remain vigilant to all such situations and not to allow doubts of any description to arise.
Supreme Court issues notice to Central government, Election Commission over de-registration of political parties promising freebies, cash to voters before elections
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A bench Supreme Court said that the suo motu extension of limitation period will stand withdrawn with effect from October 1, 2021.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.