Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 238 · Decided 23 February 2009
People's Union for Civil Liberties and Another v. Union of India and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 238 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 921
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 161/2004
- Decided
- 23 February 2009
- Bench
- B.N. AGRAWAL, G.S. SINGHVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(a), 324; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
921 PEOPLE'S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES AND ANOTHER A t v UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER I Writ Petition (Civil) No.161 of 2004 FEBRUARY 23, 2009 B (8.N. AGRAWAL AND G.S. SINGHVI, JJ.) • REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1951/CONDUCT ' OF ELECTION RULES, 1951: Sections 33A, 33B!Rules 41(2) and Machines - Prayed for in Writ Petition - Held: C. B. Judgment in Ku/dip Nayar's case has not overruled or discarded the ratio in Association for D ' Democratic Reforms and PUCL, both by 3 Judges Bench, tends to create a doubt whether the right of voter to exercise his choice for the candidate is a
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