Supreme Court · [1959] 1 S.C.R. 1177 · Decided 22 August 1958
Hanskumar Kishanchand v. The Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [1959] 1 S.C.R. 1177
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 224/1954
- Decided
- 22 August 1958
- Bench
- T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR, P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, A.K. SARKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
SU1EME COURT REPORTS 1177 Government though it may bEi that the Government has no option in certain cases but to appoint an heir of the last holder; that they hold their office by reason of such appointment only; that they work under .the control and supervision of the Government; that their All these clearly establish that Patels and Shanbhogs hold offices of profit under the Government. In this view of the matter it has to be held that the nomina­ tion papers of Hanumanthappa, Siddappa and Gum Rao were rightly rejected by the Returning Officer and the election petition is
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