Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 694 · Decided 13 June 2007
Ashok Pandey v. KM. Mayawati and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 694 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 1006
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 296/2007
- Decided
- 13 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 164, 177, 32, 164(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 164 (!), 164 (4) and 177- ... Appointment to the post of Chief Minister/Minister-Of the persons, who are c not members of State Legislature-Legality of-Held: There is nothing in the Constitution which would make the appointment of the Chief Minister and Membership Rules, 1950. The present Writ Petition was filed under Article 32 of the D Constitution, seeking a writ of Quo Warranto against respondent Nos. 1 and 2 on the ground that they were not qualified to be appointed as Chief Minister and Minister respectively as they were already
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