Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 382 · Decided 14 March 1996
SH. MOHD. Ayub Khan v. PROF. Bhim Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 382 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 420
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4970/1992
- 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
Headnote
Representation of People Act, 1951: Section 64-A. C Election Commission-Power to order repoll-Parliamentwy elec- tion-Reference by Retwning Officer-Direction for repoll by Election Com­ mission---Cha/lengc-High 'Cow1 held that Commission had no power to direct repoll-lt took note of the fact for repoll could be made-Appeal-Held direction given by High Cowt has only academic value-Supreme Court D would not go into said acade111ic question since no substantial relief could be given, if the niatter is to be heard on n1e1its. Constitution of India, 1950: Anicle 324. Election
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