Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 537 · Decided 1 December 1999
Election Commission of India and ANR. v. DR. Manmohan Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 537 · [1999] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 70
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12573/1996
- Decided
- 1 December 1999
- Bench
- S.P. BHARUCHA, R.C. LAHOTI, N. SANTOSH HEGDE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Representation of the People Act Section 20
Headnote
Election: Representation of the Peoples Act, 1950-S. 20 (4),(5) and (7)- C "Ordinary resident"-Holder of a declared office-Statement regarding his "ordinary residence"-Electoral Registration officer not possessing any evidence to the contrary -Enquiry questioning correctness of unless there is evidence to the contrary -Enquiry regarding "ordinary residence" D quashed-Registration of Electors Rules, I 960. Respondent No.I was elected to Rajya Sabha from 52-Dispur Legislative Assembly constituency in Assam. He filed Form No.I prescribed under Rule 7 of the
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