Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 264 · Decided 16 August 1993
Digvijay Mote v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 264 · [1993] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 553
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 384/1993
- Decided
- 16 August 1993
- Bench
- M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, S. MOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. AUGUST 16, 1993 [M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, C.J. ANDS. MOHAN, J.] Constillltion of Indicr-Article 324-Judicial Review-Exercise of power by Election Commission under the article, held, not a/together unreview­ ab/e-Judicial review pemzissible over statutory body exercising worker and a keen observer ol' the existing electoral process. He filed this petition in the public interest with the sole object of cleansing the existing electoral process and to contest tht! election. He contended that the electoral process was afilicted with distor­ tions, very often
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