Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 574 · Decided 5 October 2004
Rupadhar Pujari v. Gangadhar Bhatra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 574 · [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 86
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6507/2004
- Decided
- 5 October 2004
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, G.P. MATHUR, P.P. NAOLEKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Paiichayat Elections: C Orissa Grama Panchayats Act, 1964-Sections 34 and 38~ Disqualification of returned candidate from being elected to the post and defeated candidate declared elected being single candidate by Munsif-High Court upheld disqualification of returned candidate but ordered specifically seek a D declaration to the effect that he was elected-On appeal, held: Defeated candidate being the only nominated candidate, his declaration as duly elected was natural, obvious and inevitable consequence and there was no need for re-election-Further, the candidate should not be
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