Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 204 · Decided 7 October 1965
Laliteshwar Prasad Sahi v. Bateshwar Prasad and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 204 · [1966] 2 S.C.R. 63
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 211/1965
- Decided
- 7 October 1965
- 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
- Constitution Article 299(I); Representation of the People Act Section 7(d)
Headnote
Representation of the People Acr, 1951-S. 7(d)-Contract w;:h Gov­ ernn1ent not coniplying lV~!h provision of Art. 299 of the Constiturion­ Not subsequently ratified by Governn1ent-Whether disqualifies candi· date. In an election petition filed by the appellant, the respondent's Assembly was challenged, mainly on the ground. that he was disqualified under s. 7(d) of the Representation of the People Act, !951, as he had entered· into a contract with the State Government which was subsisting on January 14, 1962, i.e. the date fixed for filing nomination
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