Supreme Court of India

Surinder Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1040
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.B. Pattanaik JJ.
Decided 23 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the conduct of the election in the circumstances was not valid in law. c Though the learned counsel for the appellant seeks to rely upon Rule 14-A of the Punjab Gram Panchayat Election Rules, we do not think that the facts of the case fall in any of the grounds enumerated in that rule.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Election Laws: Punjab Gram Panchayat Election Rules : Rule 14A-Election to the office of Smpanch--One person prevented from filing her nomination papers by one of the candidates--Despite com­ plaint no action taken by Police-Wlit petition filed and High Cowt granting stay-Even after communicating the stay Retwning Officer proqeeding with the election and declaiing the results--Held: The election not valid in law as one of the prospective candidates, who was Smpanch for 15 years was unlawfully prevented from filing her nomination papers-Election of retumed candidates set aside-However he may

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