Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 31 · Decided 15 February 1978
Charan Lal Sahu v. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 31 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- ELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1/1977
- Decided
- 15 February 1978
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. BHAGWATI, V.R. KRISHNA IYER, JASWANT SINGH, V.D. TULZAPURKAR, D.A. DESAI (7-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Election
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 54, 14, 71(1), 71(3), 5B, 5C
Headnote
Constitution of India 1950, Arts. 54, SS, 58 and 71-Scope of Art. 58- Whether the Presidential Vice-Presidentlal Elections Act (Act 31), 1952 made under Art. 71(1) is in conflict with Art. 58. Constitution of India 1950-Article 14 whether ss. SB and SC of the Presi­ dential Act, 1952 violates Art. 14. Candidates for elections and his locus standi to file election petition under the. P1esidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952-Scope of s. 13(a) r /w ss. SB, SC and s.' 14A rlw Order XXXIX rules 2, 5 and 34 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966. The petitioner
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