Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 11 · Decided 16 January 1974
Loknath Padhan v. Birendra Kumar Sahu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 11 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 114
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 644/1972
- Decided
- 16 January 1974
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
PADHAN v. BIRENDRA KUMAR SAHU January 1.6. 1974 [P. N. BHAGWATI AND l'. K. GOSWAMI, JJ.) Representation of the People Act (43 ofl951) s. 116A-Electlon petiti'on challe,.g·· ing respondent's electlon ·to State Legislative Assembly-Dismissed-Dissolution of Assembly pending into by the respondent in the course of his trade and business, with the State Government, for the e'l(ecution of works undertaken by the Government, and that therefore he was disqualified under s .. 9A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The High Court dismissed the petition holding
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