Supreme Court · 1968 INSC 293 · Decided 4 November 1968
Virji Ram Sutaria v. Nathalal Premji Bhanvadia and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1968 INSC 293 · [1969] 2 S.C.R. 627
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1180/1968
- Decided
- 4 November 1968
- Bench
- G.K. MITTER, K.S. HEGDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 173; Representation of the People Act Section 116A, 15(2)
Headnote
Constitution of India, Art. 173-0ath to be taken by candidate for election to the Legislature-Form of oath prescribed in Third Schedule­ Oath taken in Gu;arati language-Use of expression 'Ra;ya Sabha' for 'Legislative Assembiy'-Oath whether taken in proper form-Effect on election-Directory or to the Gujarat Legislative As­ sembly held in February 1967 had taken his oath as prescribed by Art. 173 of the Constitution in the Gujarati version of the relevant form set out in the Third Schedule to the Constitution. In the said version the term "Legislative Assembly" was
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