Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 806 · Decided 23 November 2010
Tassadiq Hussain v. MOHD. Rashid Qureshi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 806 · [2010] 15 S.C.R. 591
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1825/2006
- Decided
- 23 November 2010
- Bench
- J.M. PANCHAL, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 50; Representation of the People Act
Headnote
A, B Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, 1957 - s.50(3) - Eligibility to contest election - Expression "a resident of Poonch District" in proviso to sub-Section (3) of s.50 - C Interpretation of - Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir - Election process for filling up reserved seat for candidates including appellant, a resident of District Rajouri - Whether appellant, being a resident of District Rajouri, was ineligible to contest the D election for the seat reserved for a resident of Poonch District , - Held, Yes - The word 'resident of Poonch District' in its . •
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