Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1241 · Decided 6 December 2007
Election Commission of India v. ST. Marys School and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1241 · [2007] 12 S.C.R. 971
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5659/2007
- Decided
- 6 December 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 324(1), 324, 327; Representation of the People Act Section 21, 22, 159
Headnote
B \ Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 324(1), (6) and 327- Election Commission utilizing services of teachers of Government Schools for holding elections, revision of polling lists etc. during school c timings-Challenge to, on the ground that absence of teachers from school resulted in in open examination and consequently defeat right to education-Held: Holding of elections is imperative for - ' upholding democracy and democratic values-But for said purpose, D \ education of children cannot be neglected-Necessity to maintain balance between the two-Election Commission directed
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