Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 751 · Decided 24 November 1997
Shri Charan Lal Sahu and ANR. v. Shri K.R. Narayanan and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 751 · [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 317
- Case number
- ELECTION PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1/1997
- Decided
- 24 November 1997
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, G.N. RAY, A.S. ANAND (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Election
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 55(3)
Headnote
ELECTION LAW: Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections Act, 1952 : Sections 2(d), 5-B, 5-C, 13(a) and 14-A-Election Petition-Filed before the Supreme Court-Maintainbility-Locus standi of Petitioners-Election petition filed by two persons being candidates. at the same election-Held, they must as candidates as defined A B c in Section 13 (a) of the Act-Also nomination papers submitted by them D should have been subscribed by the requisite number of proposers and seconders as required under Section 5-B (l)(a)-Petitioner No. I filing nominations without complying with the
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