Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 123 · Decided 5 June 1974
Special Reference NO. 1 of 1974 v. Special Reference NO. 1 of 1974
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 123 · [1975] 1 S.C.R. 504
- Case number
- SPECIAL REFERENCE CASE No. 1/1974
- Decided
- 5 June 1974
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, D.G. PALEKAR, HANS RAJ KHANNA, KUTTYIL KURIEN MATHEW, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (7-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 54, 55, 62, 143, 170, 56(1), 71(4), 62(1)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950; Article 54--An electoral college consisting of ~~·~ B Constitution of India? Article 71 (4)--Disaolution of a State Legislative Assembly-Vacancy in ~le electoral college, if occurs on such dissolution. Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 54, 55 and 62-Election of election before the expiration of the term in case of vacancy caused by the expiry of the term-Whether nzandatory, Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952, Section 7 read lVith J{'Ction 4-Completion of the election before the expiration of the term­ Whethtr
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