Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 397 · Decided 14 September 1999
Somnath Rath v. Bikram K. Arukh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 397 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 410
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 335/1999
- Decided
- 14 September 1999
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, S. RAJENDRA BABU, R.C. LAHOTI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Representation of the People Act
Headnote
A TH RA TH v. BIKRAM K. ARUKH AND ORS. SEPTEMBER 14, 1999 {DR. A.S. ANAND, C.J., S. RAJENDRA BABU AND R.C. LAHOTI, JJ.) Election Laws: C Representation of the People Act, 1951: D E Sec.9A-Election-Nomination papers-Disqualification of candidate-­ Contract with Government for supply of goods of­ Declaration of election invalid-Enquiry as to 'material effect of rejection'­ Requirement of-Held: improper rejection of a nomination paper by itself is a sufficient ground for declaring the election invalid-No enquiry as to material effect due to rejection required Sec.
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)