Disqualification of Councillors Overturned as Benefit Was Derived Prior to Election, Court Notes Wives Winning Land Auction: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has overturned the disqualification of two Belagavi Municipal Corporation Councillors, Shri Jayant Jadhav and another, who were disqualified on the ground that they failed to disclose that their wives had succeeded in an auction of leasehold rights in respect of properties constructed by the Public Works Department. The court observed that the auction took place before the petitioners were elected as Councillors, and therefore, the alleged…