Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 122 · Decided 27 February 2001
State of Punjab and ORS. v. Bhajan Singh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 122 · [2001] 2 S.C.R. 149
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1558/2001
- Decided
- 27 February 2001
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
B Municipalities : Punjab Municipal Act, 1911-Sections 16( 1 )( e) and 24(2)-Appellants and pal1icularly the Principal Secretary deprived Respondent No. 1 from c performing his duties as the President of the Municipal Council after his election-Writ petition was filed against the appellants as no from the membership of the council as well as its Presidents/zip on grounds ofmiscon- duct-High Coul1 struck down the impugned notification imposing Rs. 10,000 as costs-On appeal Held, law relating to elections is creaJion of sta/ute, D which has to be strictly interpreted and effected-There is
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