Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 57 · Decided 28 February 1966
K.S. Abdul Azeez v. Ramanathan Chettiar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 57 · [1966] 3 S.C.R. 672
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 435/1965
- Decided
- 28 February 1966
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 100(l)(c)
Headnote
The Representation of the People Act (43 of 1951), s. 36(4) and Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, r. ~Filling up nomination paper with one reserved symbol and leaving tire rest blank-If a defect of "substantial character." 1bc nomination Form prescribed for election to the State Assembly three symbols in order of preference as his symbol. One of the candidates for election showed only ooe symbol which was reserved for a political party, and left blank the rest of the space. The Returning Officer rejected the nomination paper holding that the defect was of a substantial
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