Supreme Court of India

Narayan Bhaskar Khare v. The Election Commission of India

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Reported as [1957] 1 S.C.R. 1081
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 3 May 1957

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the present petitions are premature and cannot be entertained at this stage.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

President, Election of-Doubts and Disputes relating to such election-Jurisdiction and Power of Supreme Court, when can be exercised-'Election', Meaning of-Constitution of India, Arts. 71, 62--The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Election Act, 1952 (XXXI of 1952), s. 14. The petitioners entertained grave doubts as to the 'propriety of holding the Presidential election before the general elections had been completed throughout the entire territory of India and, by applications filed under Aft. 71 (I ) of the Constitution as citizens. of India, invoked the jurisdiction and power of the Supreme

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