Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 287 · Decided 12 November 1991
Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 287 · [1992] 1 S.C.R. 686
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 17/1991
- Decided
- 12 November 1991
- Bench
- L.M. SHARMA, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH, J.S. VERMA, K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY, S.C. AGRAWAL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 227
Headnote
Constitlllion of India, 1950: Articles 102(2). !91(2), Temh Sched11/e inserted by Constit11tion (Fifty­ Second Amendment) Act, 1985-Anti-defection /aw-Object and Con­ stitllfionality of Tenth Sched11k-Para 2-Membcrs of Parliament/State Legis/anlfes­ Disq11a/ificatio11 011 account of ri!}lls and D ji-eedom cm·isaged by Article 105. Para 2( l)(b)-Expression "anr directio11'"--<:onstmctio11 of-fVhether whip/direction should clear~)' indicate that roting/abstention fronz voting con­ tra1)' to it 1t'011/d incur disqualification. E Paragraph
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