Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 340 · Decided 18 December 1969
Hari Vishnu Kamath v. Gopal Swarup Pathak
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 340 · [1970] 3 S.C.R. 334
- Case number
- ELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 6/1969
- Decided
- 18 December 1969
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, J.M. SHELAT, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA, G.K. MITTER, C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Election
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14
Headnote
KAMAm v. GOPAL SWARUP PATHAK December 18, 1969 (S. M: SIKRI, J. M. SHELAT, V. BHARGAVA, G. K. MITTER AND C. A. VAIDIALINGAM, JJ.J Presidentic.l and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules} 1962 framed under s. 21 of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act (31 of 1952)­ Rule 4(1) of r. 4(2)-Returning Officer whether can reject such nomination paper be­ fore date of scrutiny-Rule 4(1) whether rntmdatory or direcrory. At the election for the office of Vice-President held in 1969 the nomi­ nation paper of one 'S' was •ent by post. The Returning Officer rejected
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