Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 354 · Decided 24 November 1988
P.K.K. Shamsudeen v. K.A.M. Mappillai Mohindeen & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 354 · [1988] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 950
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12662/1988
- Decided
- 24 November 1988
- Bench
- M.M. DUTT, S. NATARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Tamilnadu Panchayats Act, 1958: Sections 30 and 178-Pan· chayat election-Recount of votes-When to be ordered-Preservation of secrecy of ballot-Sacrosanct principle. C At an election held on 23rd February, 1986, for the post of Panchayat President, the votes were counted on the 25th and the second respondent who were the other contestants were declared to have secured only 556 votes and 8 votes respectively, and 55 votes were declared to be invalid votes. D Two days after the results were declared i.e. on 27th February,· 1986, the petitioner sent telegrams and
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