Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 144 · Decided 3 May 1968
S. Rajagopal v. C. M. Armugam & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 144 · [1969] 1 S.C.R. 254
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1553/1967
- Decided
- 3 May 1968
- Bench
- J.C. SHAH, VISHISHTHA BHARGAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
v. C. M. ARMLGAM & ORS. May 3, 1968 lJ. C. SHAH Al'D Y. BHARGAVA, JJ.) Constitution (Sclreduled Castrs) Order 1950-Scheduled Caste llindu becun1i11g a Christian-Reconverted to Jlindui.nn-Does not beco111~ a 111en1ber of his previous caste unless accepted by coste. ·11ie appellant he defeated respondent No. 1 Y.'ho thereupon filed an election petition under s. 81 of the Representation of tho People Act 1951. The contention in the petirion , ... ,ts that the appellant \Vas not a Hindu but a Christian and therefore not qualified to be a c.andidatc from a constituency
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