Supreme Court of India · 2024-12-09
Syeda Noor Fatima Zaidi vs Heena Urooz
- Citation / case number
- 2024 INSC 1053
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Syeda Noor Fatima Zaidi
- Respondent
- Heena Urooz
- Author
- Sudhanshu Dhulia
- Bench
- Sudhanshu Dhulia
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision regarding the election petition filed under Section 333 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. The Court clarified that an election petition must be filed within thirty days of the election result publication and must include specific allegations of corrupt practices as per Section 35 of the Act. The Court dismissed the appellant's claims, affirming the election of the respondent as valid and rejecting the request to declare the election void.