Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 554 · Decided 22 April 2019
Sampada Yogesh Waghdhare v. The State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 554 · [2019] 6 S.C.R. 215
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4056/2019
- Decided
- 22 April 2019
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, K.M. JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Maharashtra Municipal Council Nagar Panchayat and Industrial Township Act, 1965: ss. 44(1)(e) - Disqualification under - For unauthorized construction by the spouse of the Municipal Councillor/President of the Council - Held: Disqualifying a Councillor i.e. a democratically and the case against such person must be strictly proved - However, s. 44(1)(e) requires reasonable interpretation - If ingredients of the provision are established it must be given full play - Illegal temporary constructions/structures made by the Councillor, spouse or dependent
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