Supreme Court · 1971 INSC 310 · Decided 11 November 1971
Sadiq Ali and ANR. ETC. v. Election Commission of India and Others ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1971 INSC 310 · [1972] 2 S.C.R. 318
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 70/1971
- Decided
- 11 November 1971
- Bench
- K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER, HANS RAJ KHANNA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
SyinboTs (Resetvation and Allotment) Ord_er, 1968-Paragraph 15- Party splitting itself into two groups-Each group claiming symbol­ Powers of Eleftion Commission in inquiry under para. 15-Test of majo­ rity mrd numerical strength-Relevancy-Binding nature of decislon oJ Election National Congress, a recognised national party under the C Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1%8 had as its symbol ''Two Bullocks with Yoke on" for the purpose of elections. The Congress is a voluntary associatiop with its own Constitution. In 1969, following differences
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