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SC gives Centre, ECI 3 more weeks to respond to pleas challenging poll rul
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted three weeks more time to the Centre and Election Commission of India to respond on pleas challenging amendments made to the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961, which restrict people's right to access election related records.
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Congress to challenge Waqf Bill in Supreme Court: Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a post on the social media platform X, Ramesh outlined the party's ongoing legal actions, stating that the party was already challenging several laws in the Supreme Court, including the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019, amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act of 2005, a
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ECI provides digital push for continuous capacity building of functionarie
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In line with CEC Gyanesh Kumar's vision and conviction to deploy technology to bring in system efficiencies in elections, it was decided that a unified IT architecture with a customised dashboard would be devised to facilitate different stakeholders.The single window platform would streamlin
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar directs officials to be responsive to political parties
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
ECI in an official statement said that CEC and ECs Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi interacted with CEOs on a series of topics that will pave the way for improvements in election management in the country within the established legal framework.
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Delhi CEO refutes Kejriwal's allegation concerning Form 17C on voter turno
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In response to the allegations of the AAP chief, the Delhi CEO's office posted a statement saying, "As per Rule 49S of the Conduct of Election Rules 1961, all the Presiding Officer had furnished the account of votes recorded in Form 17C to every Polling Agent present at the polling statio
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SC seeks Centre and EC's response on fresh plea against poll rules amendme
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea challenging recent amendments made to the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961, which restrict people's right to access election-related records.
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SC notice to Centre, ECI against poll rules amendment
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and poll panel on a plea of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Jairam Ramesh challenging amendments made to the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961.
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"Completely baseless": BJP MP Khandelwal lambasts Kharge's remarks on elec
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Earlier on Sunday, Mallikarjun Kharge strongly criticised the Union Government's recent amendment, based on a recommendation from the ECI, to the Conduct of Election Rules, accusing it of undermining the integrity of the Election Commission.
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People have "rejected" Congress: Haryana CM slams Kharge
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Based on a recommendation from the ECI, the amendment by the Centre restricts public scrutiny of certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage. The Union Law Ministry recently amended Rule 93(2) to specify which documents are open to public inspection.
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Opposition criticises Centre after amendments in Election Conduct Rules; o
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The amendment by the Centre is based on a recommendation from the Election Commission of India. This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly el
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"Most unfortunate": Congress MP Manish Tewari after Centre changes electio
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
"It is most unfortunate that while a proceeding was going on in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and certain directions were given by the High Court, the election conduct rules, specifically with regard to those directions, have been changed," Tewari stated.
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Congress leadership is frustrated because they have been rejected by peopl
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The amendment by the Centre now restricts public scrutiny of certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage, based on a recommendation from the ECI. The Union Law Ministry recently amended Rule 93(2) to specify which documents are open to public inspection.
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