Election Commission of India

A bench Supreme Court said that the suo motu extension of limitation period will stand withdrawn with effect from October 1, 2021.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.

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing on an appeal filed by the Election Commission of India, alleging that EVMs and VVPAT machines used in the assembly polls of six states were lying unused as they were preserved due to an order extending the limitation period for filing pleas, including election petitions, during the second wave of Covid-19.

Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by Swami Chakrapani seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECISVEEP) to allow the Office-Bearers of ABHM, including him, to contest Assembly elections in several States.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday observed that the CBI should be an autonomous body like the Election Commission of India.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the major political parties of the country for failing to comply with the order of disclosing criminal antecedents of candidates contesting elections in Bihar and imposed a heavy fine on them, as much as Rs five lakh.

A Delhi High Court division bench noted, " it appears that this is not a Public Interest Litigation at all. This is a ‘Publicity Interest Litigation,"

The matter of plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to stop the use of Electronic Voting Machines was listed before Delhi High Court which deferred the hearing to August 3, as there was some connectivity issue and the petitioner couldn’t join the proceedings.

The critical case was assigned to Justice Chanda by the Calcutta high court’s master of the roster, Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal. While the authenticity of the pictures has not been questioned at all.

The petition before the Supreme Court alleges that right after the declaration of legislative results, the Trina Mool Congress supporters started creating unrest for the simple reason that they had supported BJP in Assembly elections.