Supreme Court · 1952 INSC 2 · Decided 21 January 1952
N. P. Ponnuswami v. Returning Officer, Namakkal Constituency and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1952 INSC 2 · [1952] 1 S.C.R. 218
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 351/1951
- Decided
- 21 January 1952
- Bench
- M. PATANJALI SASTRI, MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, BIJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEA, SUDHI RANJAN DAS, SIR SYED FAZL ALI, N. CHANDRASEKHARA AIYAR (6-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 324to329, 329(b), 132; Representation of the People Act Section 36, 80
Headnote
218 SUPREME COURT REPORTS N. P. PONNUS\V AMI ti. RETURNING OFFICER, NAMAKKAL CONSTITUENCY and OTHERS [1952J UNION OF INDIA and STATE OF MADHYA BHARA T-INTERVENERS. [PATANJALI SAsTRr C.J., FAZL Au, MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, MuKHERJEA, DAs and CHANDRASEKHARA ArYAR JJ.J Constitution of India Arts. 226, of High Court-Meaning of "election" and "questioning election"-Poli"cy of Legislature with regard to elections-Special remedies. Article 329 (b) of the Constitution of India provides that "no election to either House of Parliament or to the
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