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Delhi High Court seeks reply from the Centre and the Election Commission

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre and the Election Commission to respond to a petition which sought to debar campaigners and candidates for violating the COVID-19 guidelines while campaigning…

DMK to waive all cooperative bank loans taken by SHGs

For the upcoming Tamilnadu Elections, DMK President MK Stalin announced that their party will waive off all the loans advanced by corporative banks to SHG. A SELF-HELP GROUP (SHG) is…

Plea Seeking Polling by Secret Ballot in Physical Form for SCBA Election

In terms of Bye-Law no. 17 of the Supreme Court Bar Association, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to conduct upcoming Supreme Court Bar Association…

Andhra Pradesh High Court puts a stay order on the use of e-Watch App for reporting poll violations

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has prevented the State Election Commission from using the mobile application e-Watch that was launched to report violations of Model Code of Conduct and to…

Plea filed in Supreme Court to introduce e-voting and OTP based indentification of voters

A plea has been filed in the apex court to extend the access of citizens to the electoral procedure by enhancing the postal ballot voting to more categories of citizens…

E-Watch Mobile Application shall not be given effect to by the State Election Commission – Andhra Pradesh HC imposed Stay

The Andhra Pradesh HC on Friday imposed a saty on the launch and the use of an mobile application named 'e-watch' till tomorrow (9th Feb). This app is made for…

Mamta banerjee to contest election from Nandigram

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The present Chief Minister of Bengal, recently announced that she will be contesting the upcoming assembly elections from Nandigram. Shubhendu Adhikari was the one who contested last election from the…

Allahabad High Court Considers Cooperative Societies Act and Rules Relating to Elections

The Division Bench of Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, in a dispute relating to the election of the Matsya Jivi Sahakari Limited,…

Elections of Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) to be held virtually on NSDL platform

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) is preparing to hold its annual elections through a virtual platform owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Election Committee of the SCBA has suggested that election…

Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo-Motu Petition to Ensure Elections Are Held to Municipal Bodies

A division bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty on Monday directed the registry to initiate a suo-motu writ petition to…