Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 373 · Decided 1 September 1999
Lachman Das Arora v. Ganeshi Lal and Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 373 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 174
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8343/1997
- Decided
- 1 September 1999
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S. RAJENDRA BABU, R.C. LAHOTI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Limitation Act Section 4to24; Representation of the People Act Section 81(1), 86(1)
Headnote
Representation of the People Act, 1951: Sections 81(1) and 86(1). C Election-Limitation-Period of-Election petition-Filed on the reopening day of High Court after summer vacations after expiry of the prescribed period of limitation i.e., 45 days-But High Court notification clearly provided that petition is not filed within the prescribed period it will result in dismissal-Benefit of S.10 of the General Clauses Act not D available to save period of limitation as election petition was filed on the reopening clay of summer vacations during which the period of limitation had expired.
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