Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 153 · Decided 28 July 1977
Kunwar Nripendra Bahadur Singh v. Jai Ram Verma and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 153 · [1978] 1 S.C.R. 208
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 875/1975
- Decided
- 28 July 1977
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 171(3); Representation of the People Act Section 62
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951-Election to Legislative Council /ro1n local authorities' constituenf:y-E'lectoral roll not corrected and brought 11pto­ date-If would vitiate an election held 011 that basis. Article 171(3) of the Constitution provides that of the total number of members shall be elected by electorates consisting of members, among others, of loca-1 authorities in the State as Parliament may by Jaw specify. Part I\/ of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 which deals with electoral rolls for Council constltuenc1es. provides ins. 21(2) that if the electoral
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