Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 728 · Decided 21 August 2018
Shailesh Manubhai Parmar v. Election Commission of India Through the Chief Election Commissioner & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 728 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 76
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 631/2017
- Decided
- 21 August 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 80(4), 32
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art. 80(4) - Election for Council of States - Applicability of the option "None of the Above" (NOTA) - Election Commission introducing NOTA to Council - Challenged u/Art. 32 of the Constitution - Held: NOTA was introduced for direct elections i.e. of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies - There is distinction between direct election and indirect election - Option of NOTA to Council of States election, which is
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