Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 160 · Decided 14 August 1970
Bhaiya Ram Munda v. Anirudh Patar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 160 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 804
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2039/1969
- Decided
- 14 August 1970
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 342; Representation of the People Act Section 5
Headnote
RAM MUNDA v. ANIRUDH PATAR & ORS. August 14, 1970 (J. C. SHAH AND V. BHARGAVA, JJ.j Constitution (Scheduled Tribes)Order, 1950, Part ill-When evid•nce adniissible for finding the scope of an entry in Order-So111e sub-tribes under an entry included-Whether other sub-tribes dee111ed of India under Art. 342, Munda is specified as a schedul­ ed tribe, but not Patar. The first respondent was a Patar. He was declared elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from a scheduled tribes constitu­ ency. The appellant, who was an unsuccessful candidate, filed an elec­
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