Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 58 · Decided 31 January 2012
Joshna Gouda v. Brundaban Gouda & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 58 · [2012] 1 S.C.R. 464
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1191/2012
- Decided
- 31 January 2012
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, JASTI CHELAMESWAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Orissa Gram Panchayat Act, 1964: s.31 rlw s.34 - Gram Panchayat elections - Election to the post of Sarpanch - C Election petition filed u/s.31 rlw s.34 on the ground that the returning candidate was not qualified to contest the election - Election petitioner prayed for setting aside the election that petitioner be declared duly elected - According to petitioner, the returning D candidate had not attained the age of 21 years on the relevant date since the date of birth of the appellant was 20. 6. 1986 and not 7. 7.1985- Courts below held that date of birth of returning candidate was
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