Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 457 · Decided 10 July 2013
The Chief Election Commissioner ETC. v. Jan Chaukidar (Peoples Watch) & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 457 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 1163
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3040/2004
- Decided
- 10 July 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 326, 136; Representation of the People Act Section 4, 5, 62
Headnote
A B Representation of the People Act, 1951 - ss.4, 5 and 62 C - Qualification to contest election - Person having no right to vote by virtue of the provisions of sub-section (5) of s. 62 of the 1951 Act - Held: Is not an elector and is therefore not qualified to contest House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of a State - Representation of D the People Act, 1950 - s. 16 - Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 326. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal Nos.· 3040-3041 of 2004. E From the Judgment and Order dated 30.04.2004 of the High Court of
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