Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 164 · Decided 16 February 2018
Lok Prahari, Through Its General Secretary S. N. Shukla v. Union of India & Others Writ Petition (C) NO. 784 of 2015 February 16, 2018
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 164 · [2018] 2 S.C.R. 892
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 784/2015
- Decided
- 16 February 2018
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, S. ABDUL NAZEER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 102, 191, 19(1)(a), 32, 58, 66, 84, 102(1)(e); Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(e), 13(2); Representation of the People Act Section 169
Headnote
The Representation of the People Act, 1951 - Chapter II, Part III - ss.2(g), 7(b), 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 10, 10A, 33A, 33B, 77, 78, 100, 123 and 169 - Disqualification of Legislators on ground of undue accretion of assets - Right of voters about candidates - Writ petition filed by registered society stating that the assets of some members of the Parliament and State legislatures grew disproportionately to their known sources of income - Petitioner sought various reliefs - Held: Parliament has prescribed
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