Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 819 · Decided 7 August 2007
Anand Singh Kunwar and ORS. v. Election Commission of India, Through Chief Election Commissioner, New Delhi& ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 819 · [2007] 8 S.C.R. 909
- Case number
- TRANSFERRED CASE (CIVIL) No. 20/2004
- Decided
- 7 August 2007
- Bench
- A.K. MATHUR, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 332(3), 170(3)
Headnote
SINGH KUNWAR AND ORS. v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, THROUGH CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER, NEW DELHI& ORS. AUGUST 7, 2007 [A.K. MATHURANDMARKANDEY KATJU,JJ.] ConstitUtion of India, 1950: A B Article 332(3)-Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and C Scheduled Tribes in Stqte Election Commission and not any other consideration-The mandate oftheConstitution is supreme and the Election Commission has no scope to D go beyond the constitution. Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000:· s.22(5)-Delimitation of Assembly Constituencies in State of Uttaranchal-Election
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