Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 569 · Decided 23 April 1996
Election Commission of India v. DR. Subramanian Swamy and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 569 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 637
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 504/1994
- Decided
- 23 April 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, N.P. SINGH, B.N. KIRPAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 192, 9A, 324, 192(2); Representation of the People Act Section 146, 9A
Headnote
OF INDIA v. DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY AND ANR. APRIL 23, 1996 [A yl. AHMADI, CJ, N.P. SINGH AND B.N. KIRPAL, J.1.j Constitution of India-A1ticles 191(l)(e) & 191(2)-Representation of the People Act, 1951-Section 146-Disqulification-Govemor alone must decide the issue raised-T71is decision by the Election Conunission in reaching a decision. Doctrines-Doctline of necessity-Explained, Respondent filed a petition to the State Governor under Article 192 of the Constitution alleging that the Chief Minister of the State of Tamil Nadu elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil
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