Supreme Court · 1969 INSC 32 · Decided 11 February 1969
Sheikh Abdul Rehman v. Jagat Ram Aryan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1969 INSC 32 · [1969] 3 S.C.R. 597
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1527/1968
- Decided
- 11 February 1969
- Bench
- S.M. SIKRI, R.S. BACHAWAT, K.S. HEGDE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 51(a), 51, 69; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
597 Jammu and Kashmir Constitution, 1957, s. 51(a)-Signed oalh form filed before authorised officer-No oath or affirmation made before the officer nor oath for1n signed before hini-If section con1plied with. Section 5 l(a) of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution provides that a person shall not be Ile 1nakes and subscribes an oath or affirmation in the prescribed for"' before the person outhorised in that behalf. The Election Commission nc:ified the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officer as the authorised officers. Where a candidate did not sign the oath form before the
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