Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 253 · Decided 2 May 2002
Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 253 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 696
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7178/2001
- Decided
- 2 May 2002
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, B.P. SINGH, H.K. SEMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 324, 142
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Article 324-Powers of Election Commission-To issue directions for C conducting free and fair election-Absence of amendmil!nt to that effect in election law-Effect of-Held, even then the Election Commission has power under Article 324 which is reservoir of power and is when legislature makes a valid law relating to election-Representation of People Act, 1951-Conduct D of Election Rules, 1961. Articles 32, 141and142-Power of Court to issue direction on subject regarding which Act and Rules are silent-Authority implementing the law has constitutional and
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