Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 486 · Decided 4 April 1996
Bhim Singh, President Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party v. The Election Commissioner of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 486 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 15
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 227/1996
- Decided
- 4 April 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. BHARUCHA, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 14; Representation of the People Act Section 30
Headnote
SINGH, PRESIDENT JAMMU AND KASHMIR PANTHERS PARTY v. THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF !NOIA AND ANR. APRIL 4, 1996 [K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. BHARUCHA AND K.S. PARIPOORNAN, JJ.[ Constitution of India, 1950 : ATticle 14-S.JO(d) of Representatio11 of the People Act, 1951 Chal­ lenged as ultra vires Altic/e for the date of poll--Fixatio11 of date of poll would depe11d on a valiety of circwmta11- ce,-S.30(d) is 11either arbitrary 11or u11constitutional. Representation of the People Act, 1951: S.30(d}-Appointme11t of date of poll-Held, s.30(d} is neither arbitrmy nor unconstitutional, in not
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