Supreme Court Dismisses Gujarat Election Ordinance Appeal

Parmar Samantsinh Umedsinh And Others Vs State of Gujarat & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal challenging a Gujarat High Court judgment that had declared a state ordinance unconstitutional and directed the immediate holding of local body elections in 2015. The apex court found that the appeal had become infructuous as the elections, directed by the High Court, were subsequently held, and the tenure of the elected bodies had concluded. The Supreme Court heard together multiple civil appeals and a writ petition tagged together, including the appeal ...