Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 128 · Decided 8 May 1985
DR. P. Nalla Thampy Terah v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 128 · [1985] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 622
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1177/1979
- Decided
- 8 May 1985
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, P.N. BHAGWATI, D.A. DESAI, AMARENDRA NATH SEN, V. BALAKRISHNA ERADI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14; Representation of the People Act Section 77(1)
Headnote
F G H 622 DR. P. NALLA THAMPY TERAH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. May 8, 1985 [Y.V. CHANDkACHUD, CJ, P.N. BHAGWATI, D.A. DESAI, AMERENDRA NATH SEN AND V. BALAKRISHNA ERADI JJ.j Constitution of India 1950, Art. 14 & Representation of People Act 1951, S. 77 (J), Explanation I-Scope 1961, Rule 90. Election-Expenditure-lncur­ rence of-Applicability of ceiling-whether prevalent. Section 77(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides that every candidate at an election shall, either by himself or by his election agent, keep a separate and correct account of all
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