Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 384 · Decided 14 March 1996
SH. A. Chinnappa v. SH V. Venkatamuni and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 384 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 426
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1261/1987
- Decided
- 14 March 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. BHARUCHA, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 341(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Alticle 341. C Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Amendment Order) Act, 1976: Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes-Election-Reserved con­ stituency-Appellant contesting election claiming status of Mundalrr-Mun­ dala a recognised scheduled caste notified by election-High Coult found that appellant belongs to Mondy-Mondigaru caste which was not recognised in Presidential Order and consequently held his election was not valid in law-H e/d conclusion of High Coult was right-Since the caste Mondy/Mondigaru does not find place in presidential
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