Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 184 · Decided 28 March 2006
Ewanlangki-E-Rymbai v. Jaintia Hills District Council and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 184 · [2006] 3 S.C.R. 497
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9561/2003
- Decided
- 28 March 2006
- Bench
- B.P. SINGH, ARUN KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 15, 16, 14to16
Headnote
v. JAINTIA HILLS DISTRICT COUNCIL AND ORS. · MARCH 28, 2006 '[B.P. SINGH AND ARUN KUMAR, JJ.) United Khasi Jaintia Hills Autonomous District (Appointment and Succession of Chiefs and Headmen) Act, 1959: Section 3(1). A B Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council-Election of-Christians were excluded from contesting election to the post of Dol/oi-High Court upheld the constitutional validity of S. 3(1) holding that there was a custom prevalent D for a long time to the effect that the "Chief", namely, the Dolloi, must perform ad1ninistrative as well as
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