Supreme Court of India

K.M. Sharma v. Devi Lal & Ors.

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Reported as [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1
Bench Ranganath Misra and M.M Punchhi JJ.
Decided 9 January 1990

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 75(4) and Schedule III Forms I and II-Oath/Affirmation by Minister-Description of person as Deputy Prime Minister-Whether valid, legal and constitutional. The petitioner challenged the appointment of Respondent No. 1 as Deputy Prime Minister of India on the ground that the oath adminis- tered to him as such was not the oath in accordance with the prescrip­ tion of the Constitution. The petition was contested by Respondent No. I and the Union of India. It was contended for the latter that describing Respondent No. I as Deputy Prime Minister was descriptive

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