Senior Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan has moved the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh. The plea raises important questions on candidate disclosure obligations, election transparency, pending court proceedings, and the legality of the Returning Officer’s decision.
The Madras High Court directed the Election Commission of India to furnish election records relating to Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to an unsuccessful candidate seeking to challenge the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni election result. The Court held that delaying access to documents cannot defeat a candidate’s statutory right to file an election petition.
The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to file a detailed status report on 11 criminal cases against TMC MLA Dilip Mondal, arrested over allegations including provocative speeches and criminal intimidation, while hearing his plea seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him.
The Centre constituted a High-Level Committee under retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar to examine demographic changes allegedly caused by illegal immigration and other unnatural factors, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah stating the panel will also assess the need for a separate law.
The Calcutta High Court vacated interim protection granted to Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan in multiple criminal cases registered in West Bengal, with Justice Partha Sarathi Sen refusing to extend relief from coercive action earlier restraining police from taking immediate steps against the TMC leader.
The Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea challenging the Karnataka government’s decision granting cabinet rank to 42 MLAs and MLCs appointed as heads of boards and corporations, while directing the petitioner to pursue a review petition before the High Court instead of approaching the apex court.
