Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 308 · Decided 23 February 1996
Surinder Kaur v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 308 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1040
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4393/1996
- Decided
- 23 February 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Election Laws: Punjab Gram Panchayat Election Rules : C Rule 14A-Election to the office of Smpanch--One person prevented from filing her nomination papers by one of the candidates--Despite com­ plaint no action taken by Police-Wlit petition filed and High Cowt granting stay-Even after not valid in law as D one of the prospective candidates, who was Smpanch for 15 years was unlawfully prevented from filing her nomination papers-Election of retumed candidates set aside-However he may continue till the repoll which the auth01ities should conduct within four weeks. CIVIL
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