Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 176 · Decided 18 April 2012
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam & ANR. v. The Election Commission of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 176 · [2012] 3 S.C.R. 1084
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 532/2008
- Decided
- 18 April 2012
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, S.S. NIJJAR, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 324, 29A; Representation of the People Act Section 29A
Headnote
Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, c 1968: Clauses 6A and 68 as inserted by Notification No. 56 dated 1.12.2000 - Political parties - Reservation/allocation of symbols - Criterion for recognition of political parties at 0 State level Constitutional validity of - Held: Per majority (Chelameswar, J - dissenting): In addition torr. 5 and 10 of Conduct of Election Rules, the powers vested in the Election Commission can be traced to Art. 324 of the Constitution - The Election Commission has set down a bench-mark which is not
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