Citation : 2006 Local Law (CG) 202 The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed an election petition challenging the election of an MLA from Kharsia constituency, ruling that the petition suffered from serious procedural defects and failed to meet the mandatory requirements under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Justice Dhirendra Mishra, delivering the order,…
Citation : 2003 Local Law (CG) 73 The Chhattisgarh High Court, in a significant ruling, upheld the Election Commission of India’s constitutional authority to control and reassign officers involved in conducting elections. The court quashed interim orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which had directed the maintenance of status quo on the transfer of…
Citation : 2002 Local Law (CG) 81 The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken a clear, statute-focused view in an election dispute that turned on a simple procedural question: can a Returning Officer be made a party to an election petition? After hearing argument and reviewing Supreme Court authority, the court ruled that the Returning Officer…