Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 402 · Decided 15 September 1999
Thampanoor Ravi v. Charupara Ravi and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 402 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 419
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7395/1997
- Decided
- 15 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
- Constitution Article 191, 329(b), 191(1)(c), 19l(l)(c); Representation of the People Act Section 100, 123
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 191(/)(c). A B Election-"Undischarged insolvent"-Disqualification-For election C as MLA-Determination of-Held: Cannot be determined by High Court trying an election petition-A person has to be adjudged as insolvent under the Insolvency Act before court constituted under that Act alone is competent to decide that question and not any court or authority­ Dictionary or general·meaning of "insolvency" has no relevance-The special D meaning of "undischarged insolvent" under the law of insolvency is only
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