Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 228 · Decided 26 October 1964
Punjab Rao v. D. P. Meshram & Otiiers
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 228 · [1965] 1 S.C.R. 849
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 562/1964
- Decided
- 26 October 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, RAGHUBAR DAYAL, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
F G H PUNJAB RAO v. D. P. MESHRAM & OTIIERS October 26, 1964 (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, C.J., K. N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, RAGHUBAR DAYAL AND 1. R. MUDHOLKAR JJ.) Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 Para 3-"Profess", mean­ ing of-Hindu-If includes Buddhist. The appellant the meaning of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, and was thus disentitled from being a candidate for the particular seat. The Election Tribunal upheld the contention and set aside the election. On appeal, the High Court held that the conversion of the !st respondent to Buddhism had
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