Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 400 · Decided 21 December 1990
Simhadri Satya Narayana Rao v. M. Budda Prasad and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 400 · [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 701
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4532/1990
- Decided
- 21 December 1990
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Limitation Act Section 4, 5; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
B Election Law: Repr,esentation of the People Act, 1951. Section 81 and 86-Election petition-Filing on the re-opening day of the High Court after vacation-Statutory period of 45 days over during the vacation-Whether liable to be dismissed under section 86 of the Act? Notification dated 29.12.1989 and scope-No distinction can be made .betiveen the court and the office (Registry)-Manner and extent of functioning during the vacation-Whether in the light of the wording of the notification, the High Court remained closed between 2.1. I990 and I2. I. I990 so as to enable the election
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