The Supreme Court has said that the YSRCP nomination claims, the allegations that candidates were stopped from filing papers in Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body elections, raise disputed questions of fact that cannot be adjudicated at this stage, and that anyone wrongly excluded may pursue an election petition. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, […]
The Supreme Court has left the first decision to the State Election Commission but set a clock: in the Andhra Municipal Polls dispute, the YSRCP’s complaints of violence and obstruction must be examined by October 22, and the final list of candidates stays on hold until October 25. New Delhi: Directing the Andhra Pradesh State […]
Can a nomination deadline move when candidates say they were physically stopped from filing? The YSR Congress Party has asked the Supreme Court to say so in the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Polls, alleging violence, and wants protection, more time and a hold on unopposed declarations. New Delhi: Challenging an October 18 order of the Andhra […]
The Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to an Andhra Pradesh High Court ruling that allows ward delimitation to go ahead despite a Census-related freeze on administrative boundaries. Whether that freeze reaches municipal wards is the question before the Bench. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is to hear on Friday, October 9, 2026, […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Andhra Pradesh Government’s plea against the High Court order quashing the 34% Backward Class quota in local body elections, calling the High Court’s approach very reasonable. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the Andhra Pradesh […]
The Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, has quashed a State Election Commission order deferring the election of the Chairman of the Khatushyamji Municipal Board after one of 20 elected members did not vote, holding that a poll cannot be postponed for one voter’s absence, and has directed counting of the 19 votes cast on September 21.
