Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 376 · Decided 15 December 1987
Dewan Joynal Abedin v. Abdul Wazed Alias Abdul Wazad Miah and Two OTHERS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 376 · [1988] 2 S.C.R. 370
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4/1987
- Decided
- 15 December 1987
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, K.N. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 173(a); Representation of the People Act Section 9
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Section 9-A-Elec­ tion-Disqualification on account of Government contract-Lease of ferry tolls under Sec. 8 of Northern India Ferries Act, 1878-Whether such contract an agreement for execution of works-Whether amounts to office of profit. Northern India Acquiring lease under Act-Nature of contract-Whether a works contract-Whether contractor holds 'office of profit'-Whether disen­ titled under the Representation of the People Act to stand for and contest an election to the House of People or the State Assembly. The first
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