Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 270 · Decided 15 October 1968
Mahadeo v. Shantibhai and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 270 · [1969] 2 S.C.R. 422
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1832/1967
- Decided
- 15 October 1968
- Bench
- M. HIDAYATULLAH, G.K. MITTER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act Section 98
Headnote
AND ORS. October 15, 1968 (M. HIDAYATULLAH, C.J., AND G. K. MITTER, J.j Election-Elected candidate appointed on panel of Lawy.ers by Rail­ way adn1inistration-Duty bound to watch any cases against Railway­ Not free to take briefs against Raihvay-Raihvay not bound to entrust any challenged by an election petition mainly on the allegation that he was disqualified from being a candidate as he held certain offices of profit under the Government. The trial Judge allowed the election peti­ tion holding that the appellant held an office of profit under the Govern­
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