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2. However, what would make this case one of the most significant in our modern constitutional history?
PS: My only interest is as a constitutional history enthusiast. I couldn't care one way or the other about AITC, BJP or another political grouping.
Justice Sinha directs the DG of police and Returning Officer to submit a report by 3 August.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtoaxwVnm3I
Pity the moderator is guided by bias instead of the merits of the petitions and automatically marks the topic as trollish. We could be on the cusp of one of the most significant cases in our modern constitutional history.
https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/west-bengal-panchayat-elections-violence-calcutta-high-court-sec
https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/bengal-panchayat-poll-results-subject-to-final-orders-says-calcutta-high-court-2405896-2023-07-13
We don't know what the Calcutta High Court is going to rule, but if it annuls the Panchayat election results because of mass violence and rigging, won't it amount to a solid ground for imposing President's rule under Article 356? In the history of India, we have seen courts annul elections of individual MLAs and MPs on technical grounds. For example, in 2019, the Madras High Court had quashed the election of an MP because of a false affidavit. But quashing an entire Panchayat election on grounds of voter intimidation would probably be unprecedented. I don't think it's ever happened before.
What do you all think?