Article 243ZG: Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters

In plain words

Laws on drawing Municipal constituencies or allotting seats under article 243ZA cannot be challenged in any court. A Municipal election can be challenged only by an election petition to the authority, and in the manner, the State Legislature provides by law.

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Official text

Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution,—

(a) the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies, made or purporting to be made under article 243ZA shall not be called in question in any court;

(b) no election to any Municipality shall be called in question except by an election petition presented to such authority and in such manner as is provided for by or under any law made by the Legislature of a State.] [PART IXB

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 243ZG

Government of NCT of Delhi v. Office of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
2024 INSC 5785 August 2024Dismissed

Whether the Lt. Governor can exercise power of nomination under Section 3(3)(b)(i) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 as a statutory duty attached to his office or he is bound by the aid and advice of the…
Kishorchandra Chhanganlal Rathod v. Union of India & Ors.
2024 INSC 57923 July 2024Partly allowed

Whether exercise of statutory powers under the Delimitation Act, 2002 are insusceptible to powers of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
Union Territory of Ladakh v. Jammu and Kashmir
2023 INSC 8046 September 2023Dismissed

High Court whether justified in dismissing the appeal filed by appellants and upholding the interim order of Single Judge directing them to notify the symbol allotted to Respondent no.1 (R1) and allow the candidates set…
Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah and Another
2021 INSC 34020 July 2021Disposed of
State of Goa & Anr. v. Fouziya Imtiaz Shaikh & Anr.
2021 INSC 17912 March 2021Disposed of
Parmar Samantsinh Umedsinh and Others v. State of Gujarat & Ors.
2021 INSC 11524 February 2021Disposed of
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Dmk) v. Secretary Governors Secretariat and Ors.
2019 INSC 13266 December 2019IA disposed
Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
2019 INSC 123613 November 2019Disposed of
Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India & Ors.
2018 INSC 88026 September 2018Disposed of
G H Champa Lal v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.
2018 INSC 42226 April 2018Disposed of
Sharda Kailash Mitial v. State of M.P. & Ors.
2010 INSC 3512 January 2010Appeal(s) allowed
Kurapati Maria Das v. Dr. Ambedkar Seva Samajan & Ors.
2009 INSC 55217 April 2009Dismissed
Harnek Singh v. Charanjit Singh and Ors.
2005 INSC 4987 October 2005Appeal(s) allowed
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation v. Nawab Khan Gulab Khan and Ors.
1996 INSC 118911 October 1996Appeal(s) allowed
Anugrah Narain Singh and Anr. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
1996 INSC 102710 September 1996Partly allowed