Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 461 · Decided 9 May 2017
Kameng Dolo v. Atumwelly
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 461 · [2017] 5 S.C.R. 114
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2991/2017
- Decided
- 9 May 2017
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, A.M. KHANWILKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 37
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 19 51: ss.37 and 100(1)(d)(iv) - Withdrawal of candidature - Propriety of - Election petition challenging legality and validizv of C election of the appellant to State Legis/(Jtive Assemb~v on the ground of non-compliance of provisions of s.37 - High Court case there has been total non-compliance of s.37 - Non- compliance of provisions of s. 3 7 has materially affected the result of the election of the D returned candidate as transgression of such statutory provision tantamounts to sacrilege of democracy. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1.1
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